HOLY CROSS OBITUARIES [ GI ]

WALTER J. GIBAS

Walter J. Gibas, 67, of 1011A Columbus Street, Manitowoc, died Wednesday at St. 
Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Klein and Stangel Funeral Home. Rev. 
Robert Sullivan officiating and burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
He was born March 12, 1923, in Illinois, of the late Charles and Bertha Wisniewski 
Gibas. He married Mary Grace Nihoris on September 9, 1944, at Waukegen, Illinois. 
She preceded him in death in 1978. He was a member of the Manitowoc Senior Citizens 
and an avid sports and car enthusiast.
Survivors include six sons and three daughters-in-law Walter Jr. and Ann Gibas of 
Whitelaw, Robert and Martha Gibas of Manitowoc, Jack of Two Rivers, John and Lisa 
of Valders, Ellis of Whitelaw, Jeff of Miami; four daughters and three sons-in-law, 
Geraldine and Gerald Lyons of Two Rivers, Georgia and Kevin Barrett of Delavan, 
Patricia and Ron Kunesh of Kewaunee, and Gloria Gibas of Two Rivers; a brother, 
Charles Gibas of Milwaukee; a sister, Evelyn Peters of Milwaukee; 18 grandchildren 
and 1 great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jim and Patrick, and 
a brother, Patrick.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Funeral Home from 10 a.m. Saturday to the 
time of services.
Herald Times Reporter, February 28, 1991 P. B9


ANNA GIBEAULT

Mrs. Anna Gibeault, 83, of 2012 Madison St., Two Rivers, died Sunday morning 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital, Two Rivers. 
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels and at 12 noon at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert 
Rhyner will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mr. Gibeault, nee Ann Woulf, was born Jan. 31, 1892, at Coleman, daughter of 
the late Frank and Amanda Robichaud Woulf. She attended school at Coleman where 
she was married to Arthur Gibeault in 1911. He preceded her in death Dec. 12, 
1961.
Survivors include three sons, Al and Gilbert, of Two Rivers and Raymond of 
Milwaukee; two brothers, Fred, of Green Bay and Lawrence, of Coleman; three 
sisters, Mrs. Wilfred Durocher, of Two Rivers. Mrs. Ed Beaudoin, of Coleman 
and Mrs. Ed Rivet, of Kelly Lake; four grandchildren and seven great grand-
children.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Home from 4 to 9 o'clock this Monday 
afternoon where a memorial service will be at 8 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, May 12, 1975  P.15
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(31 Jan. 1892/May 1975/SSDI)


ARTHUR GIBEAULT

Arthur Gibeault, 76, of 2012 Madison St., Two Rivers, retired Manitowoc 
Shipbuilding Inc., employe, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Two Rivers Municipal 
Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, 
Two Rivers, and at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. H. J. Schmitz 
officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Gibeault was born March 28, 1885, at Coleman, son of Hermidos and Nazarina 
Brault Gibeault. He attended Coleman rural schools and Nov. 8, 191?S, married 
Anna Woulf at Coleman. In 1929, the family moved to Two Rivers where he resided 
since. In 1929, he took employment at Mirro Aluminum Co. Plant No. 1, where he 
worked until 1942 when he became employed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., 
Manitowoc, where he worked until his retirement in 1954. He was a member of the 
Holy Name Society of St. Luke parish.
Besides his wife he leaves three sons, the twins, Albert and Gilbert, of Two 
Rivers and Raymond, of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Sophia Austin, of Spokane, 
Wash., and Mrs. Marie La Valley, of Channing, Mich.; three brothers, Emil and 
Homer, of Coleman and Joseph, of Two Rivers and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Thursday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8:15 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 13, 1961  P.23


GILBERT GIBEAULT

Gilbert J. Gibeault, age 80, of North Ridge Care Center, died Friday afternoon 
July 9, 1993, at North Ridge Care Center.
Family Services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 1993, at the Deja and 
Martin Funeral Chapels. Deacon Ken Coenen will officiate with burial at Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born August 2, 1912, at Coleman, Wis., son of the late Arthur and Anna 
Wolfe Gibeault. He attended grade schools at Coleman. For a number of years he 
was employed at the Cresent Woolen Mills. He was a member of Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Priacilla (sic) Gibeault, 
Bradenton, Fla.; three nieces and their spouses, Cherie and Richard Stiefvater, 
Two Rivers, Bonnie and Cecil Littlefield, Cudahy, Wis., Rene and Craig Daeva, Prior 
Lake, Minn. He was preceded in death by a brother.
There will be no visitation at the Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels.
Herald Times Reporter, July 11, 1993 P. A2
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(2 Aug. 1912/9 July 1993/SSDI)


RAYMOND F. GIBEAULT

Raymond Gibeault, 60, of Milwaukee, formerly of Two Rivers, died unexpectedly 
Sunday at home. 
Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schaff Funeral Home and 11 
a.m. at St. Gregory Catholic Church, Milwaukee. 
Mr. Gibeault was born June 9, 1915, at Coleman, Wis. 
Survivors include his wife, the former Regina Staniak; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil 
(Bonnie) Littlefield and Mrs. Craig (Rene) Daeda, two step-sons, Wayne and Daniel 
Staniak, of Milwaukee and two brothers, Albert, of Bradenton, Fla., and Gilbert, 
of Two Rivers. 
Herald Times Reporter, February 27, 1976  P.3


AMELIA GILBERT ERTMAN

Mrs. Amelia Ertman, 91, of 1110-26th St., Two Rivers, died late Monday afternoon 
at her residence.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate with burial in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Ertman, nee Amelia Lesperance, was born July 14, 1886, at Peshtigo, daughter 
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lesperance. Her first husband, Peter Gilbert, 
preceded her in death in 1961. She was married to Stanley Ertman June 14, 1969, 
at Two Rivers. 
Survivors include her husband, five sons, Clarence, Edward, Walter and Roy Gilbert, 
of Two Rivers, and Clifford Gilbert, of San Diego, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. 
Homer (Lillian) Mercier, of Green Bay, Mrs. Daniel (Mildred) Krejcarek of Maribel, 
and Mrs. Norbert (Pearl) Taddy, of Two Rivers; a brother, Wilbert Lesperance, of 
Two Rivers; a sister, Mrs. Josie Bunker, of Green Bay, 36 grandchildren, 85 great 
grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivesr, after 4 p.m. 
Wednesday, where a memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, February 15, 1977  P.10 
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(14 July 1883/Feb. 1977/SSDI)


BETTE GILBERT

Bette Gilbert, age 86, of 2506 12th St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening, 
November 7, 1994, at the Manitowoc Health Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 
1994, at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. David Beadry will officiate 
with burial tio follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born August 18, 1908, in Czechoslovakia, daughter of the late Alois and 
Anna Podhornik Rehak. She married Walter Gilbert in 1951 at Manitowoc. He preceded 
her in death May 19, 1984. Bette was employed at the Schwartz Manufacturing Company 
for over 20 years until her retirement.
Survivors include three brothers, Henry Rehak, Joseph Rehak, both of Kewaunee, 
Albert Rehak, Denmark; two sisters, Anna Wesler, Mishicot, Frances Swejkar, Two 
Rivers; two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Roy and Minnie Gilbert, Ed and 
Hildegard Gilbert, all of Two Rivers; sisters-in-law, Pearl Buggs, Two Rivers, Ed 
and Lillian Wochenske, Green Bay, Mildred and Milton Schley, Maribel. Besides her 
husband she was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Marken, and a brother, Louis 
Rehak.
Friends may call at St. Mark's Catholic Church after 12 noon on Thursday until the 
time of service.
Memorials would be appreciated to the American Cancer Society.
The Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 9, 1994  P. A2
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(18 Aug. 1908/Nov. 1994/SSDI)


CLARENCE GILBERT

Clarence Gilbert, 81, Two Rivers, died Monday, June 27, 1988 at Two Rivers 
Community Hospital. He was born December 22, 1906 at Niagara, son of the late 
Peter and Amelia (Lesperance) Gilbert. On December 10, 1928 he married Gladys 
Salewsky at Waukegan, Ill. She preceded him in death July 26, 1970.
Survivors include five daughters, Lorraine Zimmerman and Irene Bohm, both of 
Two Rivers, Diane Meyer, Whitelaw, Marie Ely, Princville, Oregon and Amie 
Sprang, Portland, Tennessee; two brothers, Ed and Roy, both of Two Rivers; 
three sisters, Lillian, Green Bay, Pearl, Two Rivers and Mildred, Maribel; 
23 grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was 
preceded in death by an infant son, Richard; a grandson, Patrick Bohm and 
three brothers.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers with 
Rev. David Beaudry officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
Denmark Press - Thursday, June 30, 1988
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(22 Dec 1906/27 Jun 1988/SSDI)


DENNIS GILBERT

Gilbert, Hoffman, Die in Fiery Crash 
A moratorium on traffic deaths in Manitowoc County lasting more than two months 
came to a fiery end early Saturday morning when a car occupied by two young men 
of Two Rivers, crashed and burned off County Trunk VV about one-half mile east 
of Shoto.
Dead are Dennis James Gilbert, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilbert, 2612 Forest 
Ave., and Brian Paul Hoffman, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Hoffman, Md., Rt. 2, 
(Columbus Street) Two Rivers.
(snip) 
Hoffman, who also was badly burned, was identified by the initials on a Class of 
1973 high school ring and bits of clothing. His body was found in the car which 
caught on fire after crashing.
Gilbert was dragged from the vehicle by a man fishing in the nearby West Twin 
River, who ran to the wreckage after the crash. 
The county accident report listed Gilbert as the driver and owner of the 1969 
model car. Hoffman was riding on the right side in the front seat, the report 
showed.
(snip)
The Gilbert car was proceeding west on "VV" when it went off the south side of the 
roadway after failing to negotiate a curve. 
It traveled in the ditch before rolling over and hitting a concrete abutment and 
bursting into flames. The car came to rest on the east side of the..
(Turn to Page 2, Col. 1)..Gilbert (continued from Page 1)..
private driveway of the Charles Leiker residence, on Rt. 2, Two Rivers. The accident 
report said there were skid marks for 215 feet.
(snip) 
Dennis Gilbert, a 1972 graduate of Two Rivers High School was an employe of Manitowoc 
Engineering Co. and a member of the Manitowoc Sportsmens Club.
Hoffman, a 1973 graduate of Two Rivers High School, had been employed at Hamilton 
Industries, Two Rivers…
Herald Times Reporter, May 4, 1974  p. 1,9 
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Dennis James Gilbert, 21, of 2612 Forest Ave., Two Rivers, died early Saturday morning 
as the result of an auto accident.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels 
and at 10 a.m. at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mr. Gilbert was born April 8, 1953, at Two Rivers, son of Roy and Minnie Kallander 
Gilbert. He was a graduate of Two Rivers High School with the class of 1972. He had 
been employed at Manitowoc Engineering Co. and was a member of the Manitowoc Sportsmans 
Club.
Survivors include his parents; two brothers, David and Donald, of Two Rivers; seven 
sisters, Mrs. Glen (Betty) Popp of Columbia, Mo., Miss Linda and Miss Theresa at home, 
Mrs. Joseph (Mary Anne) Johnson, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Robert (Virginia) Olson, of 
Whitelaw, Mrs. Leonard (Sandra) Ouradnik and Mrs. Charles (Gloria) Parworht, of Two 
Rivers; and paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ertman 
of Two Rivers.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday where a Memorial service 
will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, May 4, 1974 


EDWARD GILBERT, SR.

Edward A. Gilbert Sr., 90, died Feb. 5 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services were Feb. 8 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers.
Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial was the Rev. William G. O'Brien
with burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gilbert was born Jan. 29, 1909 in Marinette, son of the late Peter and
Amelia Lesperance Gilbert. He attended parochial schools in Two Rivers. Mr.
Gilbert was first married to Laura Bertrand in Waukegan, Ill. She preceded
him in death. He then married Hildegard Miller in Two Rivers. Mr. Gilbert
was employed at Hamilton Mfg. Co. for 29 years until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Hildegard; three sons and two daughters-in-law,
Edward Jr. and Marian Gilbert, Antigo, LeRoy and Janis Gilbert, Florida,
Gerald Gilbert, Madison; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol may and Roger
Klabunde, Neenay; a step-son, Jim (Janice) Schley, Two Rivers; two step-
daughters, Shirley (Frank) Adenau, Illinois, Darlene (Joe) Vigley, Las
Vegas, Nev.; 27 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchild; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Pearl Buggs, Two Rivers,
Mildred and Milton Schley, Maribel, Lillian and Ed Wochenske, Green Bay;
two sisters-in-law, Minnie Gilbert and Molly Grumann, both of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Lakeshore Chronicle, February 14, 1999
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Edward A. Gilbert, Sr.
Funeral Services for Edward A. Gilbert Sr., age 90, of 3906 Tannery Rd., Two 
Rivers, who died Friday, February 5, 1999, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 8, 1999, at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. William G. O'Brien, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Friends may call at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels from 5-8 p.m. Sunday and 
after 9 a.m. Monday until leaving for the church. A parish wake service will 
conclude the visitation at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, led by Fr. Bill.
Herald Times Reporter, February 7, 1999
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(29 Jan. 1909/5 Feb. 1999/SSDI)


FLOYD W. GILBERT

Floyd W. Gilbert, age 70, of 2605 45th St., Two Rivers, died early Sunday morning, 
December 15, 1996, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be Rev. Paul Schumacher with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
Floyd was born July 17, 1926, in Two Rivers, son of the late Adolph and Ruth Johnson 
Gilbert. Floyd enlisted in the United States Army in 1944 with Company E, 19th 
Infantry. He served in the liberation of the South Philipines and occupied Japan 
during World War II. He was honorably discharged as Tech Sergeant November 24, 1946. 
On September 17, 1949, he married the former Olivia O. Ignera at Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Floyd started his career at Eggers Plywood on April 21, 
1942, and was employed for 46 years. He held various foreman positions retiring in 
production control on June 1, 1988. Floyd was an avid golfer and biker, enjoyed the 
many activities and friends at the YMCA.
Survivors include his wife, Oliva Gilbert, Two Rivers; one son and daughter-in-law, 
James and Kim Gilbert, Howards Grove; one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Steven 
Sonntag, Two Rivers; four grandchildren, Alivia and Ross Gilbert, Geoff and Stefanie 
Sonntag; three brothers, and sisters-in-law, Bill and Pat Gilbert, Two Rivers, Harold 
and Judith Gilbert, Manitowoc, Norris and Joan Gilbert, Two Rivers; one sister and 
brother-in-law, Diana and Clarence Seeley, Two Rivers; nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Lloyd, Elton and 
Myron.
The family will receive relatives and friends at the church from 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 
until the time of service.
There will be no Monday evening visitation.
Kelin and Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 16, 1996 P. A2


GLADYS GILBERT

Mrs. Clarence Gilbert, 63, of 2832 12th St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly of 
a heart attack enroute to Two Rivers Municipal Hospital shortly before 7 pm 
Sunday after being stricken a short time earlier at the annual picnic of St. 
Mary Catholic parish. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Wednesday at Deja 
and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers and at 11 am at St. Mark Church, the 
Rev. Joseph Boehm officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Gilbert, nee Gladys Salewski, was born Feb. 26, 1907 at Menominee, Mich., 
a daughter of the late Charles and Adeline Salewski. She attended the Menominee 
elementary schools and was married Dec. 10, 1928 to Clarence Gilbert at Green 
Bay. After their marriage they took up residence at Two Rivers.
Besides her husband, she leaves five daughters, Mrs. Lester Raduenz and Mrs. 
Bethel Bohm of Two Rivers, Mrs. Wayne Meyer of Whitelaw, Mrs. Robert Patton of 
Frankfort, Mich., and Mrs. Kenneth Martin of Green Bay; three sisters, Mrs. Alma 
Behnke of Marinette, Mrs. Ruth Kiesman of Green Bay and Mrs. Ebb Hall of 
LaCrescenta, Calif.; two brothers, John and Milton Salewski of Menomonie; 19 
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 4 pm Tuesday where memorial services 
will be 8 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., July 27, 1970 page T8


MINNIE D. GILBERT

Minnie Gilbert, age 84, a longtime resident of Two Rivers, currently 
residing with her daughter, (private), died peacefully Saturday morning, 
Jan. 17, 2009, surrounded by her loving family.
Minnie was born Oct. 22, 1924, in Anchorage, Alaska, a daughter of the 
late Peter and Cora (Nicolai) Kallander, and granddaughter of the late 
Chief Nicolai of Nicolai Village on Pt. Possession, Alaska. She attended 
schools in Anchorage, and married Roy C. Gilbert in Anchorage on June 13, 
1942, while he was serving with the United States Army. Roy preceded her 
in death on November 28, 1995.
Minnie was retired from Paragon Electric Co., after many years of service, 
and after retirement she worked part-time at Mishicot Dry Cleaning, with 
her daughter, (private). Minnie enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers, 
playing bingo, gardening, and loved to travel. Above all, she enjoyed the 
time spent with her family, especially with her many grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, 
Dennis Gilbert; one daughter, Mary Ann Johnson; five grandchildren, Charles J. 
Parworth, Jessie and Frank Zietlow, and Shawn and Scott Popp; three brothers, 
Gilbert, Julius, and Peter Kallander; and one sister, Mary.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at 
St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass 
of Christian Burial will be the Rev. William G. O'Brien, with burial to follow 
in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 
1506-18th St. Two Rivers, from 5 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, Jan. 20, 2009. 
A parish prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m., led by Fr. Bill. Visitation 
will continue at the church, Wednesday morning, after 9 a.m. until the time of 
Mass at 10:30 a.m.
Minnie was a wonderful, loving mother, grandmother and best friend to all. She 
will be greatly missed by her family, relatives and friends.
The Gilbert family would like to extend a very special thank you to (private) 
and his staff; and to (private), from Aurora VNA Hospice for the excellent care 
and compassion given to Minnie. Many thanks also to Fr. Bill O'Brien, for his 
prayers and comforting words during Mom's final days. Your kindness will always 
be remembered.
This is not our land; we are but caretakers. What we take from the Earth we must 
put back. What we put out we get back. We live in God's country and we are proud 
to call it Home.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 19, 2009


PETER L. GILBERT    (d. 1961)

Peter Louis Gilbert, 84, of 1014-25th St., Two Rivers, died shortly before 
noon Saturday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient 
for the past three weeks.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers, and 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. The Rev. H. J. 
Schmitz will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert was born March 16, 1877, at Menominee, Mich., son of the late 
Louis and Esther Demers Gilbert. He attended rural school at Menominee. He 
married the former Amelia Lesperance at Coleman, Wis., in 1904 and 49 years 
ago came to Two Rivers. He was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co. until his 
retirement 12 years ago. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Luke 
Church.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Homer Mercier of Green Bay, Mrs. 
Daniel Greycarek of Manitowoc, and Mrs. Norbert Taddy of Two Rivers; five sons, 
Clarence, Edward, Walter and Roy of Two Rivers and Clifford of Manitowoc; 35 
grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. A son Roland preceded him in death 
in 1940.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home where the rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 2, 1961  P.9 
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[Peter Louis Gilbert]


ROLAND GILBERT

YOUTH DIES OF BURNS 
Falls Into Tank of Hot Caustic Solution In Factory 
Toxic effects of first, second and third degree burns all over his body, 
suffered when he fell into a tank of hot caustic solution at Plant 4 of the 
Aluminum Goods at Two Rivers early this morning, proved fatal to Roland Gilbert, 
18. shortly before noon today.
The youth, engaged in dipping automobile mouldings into this solution to clean 
them, is believed to have slipped into the tank, which is about 30 inches high. 
He fell into the tank headfirst and was able to get himself out.
The mishap occurred on the third floor of the plant about 3 a.m. today, according 
to plant officials. As soon as he got out of the tank he was stripped and rushed 
to the Two Rivers municipal hospital where he died at 11:35 o'clock.
A week ago today was the first day that the youth began working at the plant. 
Previously he had been employed at a grocery.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending word from a brother, Roy, 
at Tacoma, Washington. The body was taken to the Jansky funeral home.
Born in ___ Bay Jan. 6, 1922, the youth, son of Peter and Amelia Gilbert, came 
to Two Rivers with his parents when a small child. He had lived there since, and 
completed two years of high school before going to work.
Survivors are the parents; five brothers, Clarence, Edward, Clifford and Walter 
of Two Rivers; and Roy of Tacoma, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Jake Walls ,Green Bay, 
Mrs. Daniel Graycarek, Maribel, and Mrs. Paul Kiefer of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 15, 1940  P.15


ROY C. GILBERT

Roy C. Gilbert, age 75, of 1523-16th St., Two Rivers, died Tuesday, 
November 28, 1995, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 1, 
1995, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Burial will follow 
at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Roy was born March 18, 1920, in Two Rivers, son of the late Peter 
and Amelia Lesperance Gilbert. He attended St. Mark's Parochial 
School. Roy served with the United States Army during World War II 
from 1939 to 1945, in both Alaska and Germany. On June 13, 1942, he 
married Minnie Kallander in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Gilbert was employed 
with various construction companies and retired from the Burger Boat 
company in 1985, after 14 years. He was an avid woodworker and 
fisherman.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie; two sons and daughters-in-law, 
David J. and Kim Gilbert, Homer, Alaska, Donald L. and Teresa Gilbert, 
Two Rivers; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Virginia Olson, Green 
Bay, Sandra and Leonard Ouradnik, Mishicot, Gloria and Stephen Zietlow, 
Manitowoc, Betty and Dr. Glenn Popp, Rockwood, Linda LeClair, Two 
Rivers, Theresa and Brian Presl, Mishicot; 21 grandchildren, 15 great-
grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother and sister-in-law, Edward 
and Hildegard Gilbert, Two Rivers; three sisters and two brothers-in-
law, Pearl Buggs, Two Rivers, Mildred and Milton Schley, Maribel, 
Lillian and Ed Wochenske, Green Bay. Besides his parents he was preceded 
in death by one son, Dennis; one daughter, Mary Ann Johnson; grandchildren, 
Charles J. Parworth, Jessie and Frank Zietlow, Shawn and Scott Popp; 
four brothers, Clarence, Clifford, Walter and Roland.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapel, from 5-8 p.m. Thursday. 
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
Memorials would be appreciated to the American Heart Association.
Roy was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great-
grandfather. He would get great pleasure standing on the river bank 
diligently trying to catch the big one. The highlight of his many 
fishing excursions was catching a 45 pound King Salmon on the Kenai 
Rivers, while on one of his many visits to Alaska. Only one other 
thing would give him more satisfaction, and that was working in his 
wood shop making many windbirds and doll benches for the people he 
loved. We are going to miss him, he was more than just a husband and 
father, he was our friend. We love you dad!
Herald Times Reporter, November 29, 1995 P. A2


WALTER GILBERT

Walter Gilbert, 67, of 2506-12th St., Two Rivers, died Saturday evening, May 
19, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. Rev. Peter Schroeder will officiate and burial will follow in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gilbert was born Aug. 8, 1915, at Two Rivers, son of the late Peter and 
Amelia Lesperance Gilbert. He attended St. Mark Parochial School. Mr. Gilbert 
was employed at Paragon Electric Company, retiring three years ago. He married 
the former Betty Rehak in 1951, at Manitowoc. Mr. Gilbert was a member of St. 
Mark's Men's Society.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; four brothers, Clarence, Edward and Roy 
Gilbert of Two Rivers and Clifford Gilbert of California; three sisters, Mrs. 
Lillian Mercer of Green Bay, Mrs. Ray Buggs of Two Rivers and Mrs. Mildred 
Schlei of Maribel.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 5 o'clock to 
8 o'clock this Monday afternoon where a memorial service will be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, May 21, 1984 P. 3
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[bur. 05-22-1984/age 68 yrs.]
(8 Aug 1915/May 1984/SSDI)


WILLIAM G. GILBERT    (d. 1939)

William B. Gilbert, seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gilbert, Two 
Rivers, died early this morning at the municipal hospital in that city.
Funeral services will be held from St. Luke's Catholic church at 2 p.m. Thursday 
following short services from the Jansky funeral home at Two Rivers. 
Survivors are the parents; a sister, Rita; and a brother, John.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 10, 1939  P.2


ANNA C. GILBERTSON

Mrs. Anna C. Gilbertson, 84, of 1133 S. 24th St., Manitowoc, died late Monday 
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. William S. Schultz will officiate with burial in 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Gilbertson, nee Anna Haas, was born Oct. 13, 1890, at Sheboygan, daughter 
of the late George and Louse Pernsteiner Haas. She was married to Christ 
Gilbertson June 19, 1935, at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death in August of 
1955.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Edith Todl, a son-in-law and daughter, Arthur 
and Edna Meister, a sister, Hildegarde Haas, of Manitowoc, three grandsons, 
Dennis, Richard and Kenneth Todl, and three great grandchildren. A brother Edward, 
and a sister, Louise preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from 4 to 9 o'clock this 
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, June 24, 1975  P.3
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(b. 13 Oct 1890/d. Jun 1975/SSDI)
(Note: Christ Gilbertson is in Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc)


GEORGE GILLES

GILLES WILL BE BURIED IN THIS CITY NOW
Failure to receive any word from Frank Gilles, Hobert, Ore., uncle of the 
deceased, to whom a telegram was dispatched on Monday, decision was reached 
here today to bury the body of George (sic) Gilles, 25, baker, who died at 
the hospital at Manitowoc in Two Rivers and the funeral will take place 
tomorrow morning at nine o'clock from the St. Luke's church.
While those who knew Gilles, who was perhaps more familiar to them under the 
name of Hans Miller, insist that his relative in the west is wealthy and that 
he comes from well to do parents in Germany, failure to get any response of 
messages, led to the decision to bury Gilles in Two Rivers. 
Martin Smith, Port Washington, a fellow baker came here yesterday and although 
he said he had known Gilles ever since the latter came to this country from 
Germany, he said he did not feel that he could provide for the burial of the 
deceased, but believed that the relatives would be heard from shortly. It was 
reported that Gilles carried a $2000 insurance policy, but investigation 
developed that he had allowed the payments to lapse.
Gilles came to Two Rivers five months ago to be employed at the Sally Ann bakery 
here. Little was known of his relatives and little information was gained from 
letters found among his effects. His fiancée, a Two Rivers young lady, could 
throw little light on the matter of Gilles' relatives. 
This resulted in a decision to bury Gilles at Two Rivers. Since the death the 
body had been at the Charles Jansky undertaking parlors.
Manitowoc Herald News, September 7, 1927  P.6


HENRY B. GIRONIMI

Henry B. Gironimi, 68, longtime resident of Waverly Hotel, Two Rivers, and a 
retired Mirro Aluminum Co. employe, died Tuesday night at Two Rivers Municipal 
Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Klein and Stangel Inc., 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 9 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. 
H.J. Schmitz officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Gironimi was born March 27, 1896, at Vulcan, Mich., son of the late Mr. and 
Mrs. Matthew Gironimi. He married the former Mabel Burns at Norway, Mich. in 
1922. The family moved to Two Rivers more than 25 years ago where Mrs. Gironimi 
died Feb. 14, 1940. Since, Mr. Gironimi made his home at Waverly Hotel.
Surviving are a daughter, a son, a stepson, and 11 grandchildren.
(Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday, where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7:45 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 18, 1964 P. 11


MAMIE GIRONIMI

Mrs. Henry Gironimi, 44, a resident of Two Rivers for the past eight years, 
died at the municipal hospital there at 8:30 am today. She was taken sick 
January 17.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o'cloc from Klein and 
Stangel Inc., Funeral Home and at 9 o'clock from the St. Mark Catholic Church 
with the Rev. Peter Nilles officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery.
Mrs. Gironimi was born in Norway, Mich., on April 6, 1875. She and Mr. Gironimi 
lived in Vulcan, Mich., before moving to Two Rivers. Survivors are the widower; 
two sons, Leonard and Leroy; one daughter, Pearline; two brothers and two sisters. 
The body may be viewed at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home after 
tomorrow.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Feb. 14, 1940 page 24


ANNA GLANDT    (d. 1933)

MRS. W. GLANDT DIES, HOSPITAL 
Funeral Services Are To Be Held Here Tuesday 
In ill health for more than a year, Mrs. William Glandt, 56, a well known 
resident of the city, who resided on 16th street, died at Two Rivers Municipal 
hospital where she was removed for treatment Friday afternoon at four o'clock 
this morning. She had been failing in health for more than a year following a 
goiter operation.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at nine o'clock from St. Luke's 
Catholic church, with the Rev. Father C. V. Hugo officiating. Burial will be 
at Holy Cross cemetery. The remains will be at the C.J. Jansky funeral home.
Mrs. Glandt, nee Anna Bertram, was born at Bay Settlement, Brown county, May 17, 
1876. She remained at that place for 16 years and later lived in Green Bay for 
a year before making this city her home. She was married to William Glandt of 
this city 35 years ago in May and had lived in this city since. 
Besides her husband, Mrs. Glandt leaves four daughters, Mrs. Holver Rog?, Mrs. 
Arthur Lenhardt, Mrs. Joseph Butrem and Mrs. Joseph Anthony, all of this city,
and two sons, Gordon, of this city and Frederick, at home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1933  P. 12


ANNA GLANDT    (d. 1976)

Mrs. Anna Glandt, 86, formerly of 1804-12th St., Two Rivers, died early Monday 
morning at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Lee J. Kahrs will officiate with burial in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Glandt, nee Anna Staddler, was born Jan. 21, 1890, at Mishicot, daughter 
of the late Chris and Mollie Huss Staddler. She was married to August C. Glandt, 
July 26, 1920, at Two Rivers. She was a member of Ladies of St. Mark. Mr. 
Glandt preceded her in death in 1958.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Louis (Helen) Pahl, of Oconto and Mrs. 
Edwin (Marie) Singer, and Mrs. John (Alice) Mecikalski, of Milwaukee; four 
brothers, Charles Staddler, of LaCrosse, Anton and Joseph Staddler, of Manitowoc 
and Bernard Rehbein, of Manitowoc, four grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren 
and five great great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 
o'clock this Tuesday afternoon, where a memorial service will be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, May 25, 1976  P.3
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(21 Jan 1890/May 1976/SSDI)


AUGUST GLANDT

Funeral services for August Glandt, 77, of 1804-12th St., Two Rivers, who died 
at noon Monday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient for 
two weeks, will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, 
Two Rivers, and at 9 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. 
Edward Wagner officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in the Town of Carlton Nov. 12, 1880, a son of the late Fred and Emily 
Radtke Glandt, Mr. Glandt was brought to Two Rivers by the family at the age of 
12. He was an employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, for 30 years, engaged 
as a cabinet worker. He retired in 1952. He was a member of St. Mark Holy Name 
Society Catholic Order of Foresters and the Hamilton "30-Year Club." 
Besides his wife, the former ___ ___, whom he married in Two Rivers, July 26, 
1910, he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Louis Pahl of Oconto and Mrs. Edward Singer 
and Mrs. John Mecikalski of Milwaukee; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Behrendt of Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Minnie Loomis of Hebron, Ind., and Mrs. Gussie Holden of Detroit, 
Mich.; two brothers, William of Two Rivers and Christian of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 
four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this Tuesday evening where 
the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 4, 1958  P.13


GORDON W. GLANDT

Gordon W. Glandt, 75, of 2114 13th St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday at home. 
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary Cathlolic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. David Pleier will officiae and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Glandt was born December 16, 1906 in Two Rivers, son of the late William C. 
and Anna Bertran Glandt. He married Marie Behnke June 26, 1921 in St. Luke 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. She preceded him in death December of 1975. Mr. 
Glandt was a retired machinist at Kahlenberg Manufacturing Co., Two Rivers.  
He was a member of the Eagles Club Aerie 2433, Two Rivers. 
Survivors include a brother, Frederic Glandt of Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. 
Victoria Antonie of Two Rivers and Mrs. Romana Pawer of Menasha and nieces and 
nephews. Two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call in Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers after 3 p.m. Sunday. 
Eagles memorial service will be at 6 p.m. and the parish memorial will be at 
7 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Jan. 7, 1978 - page 3
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(16 Dec 1902/Jan 1978/SSDI)
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Marriage of Gordon/Marie Glandt
At the parsonage of St. Luke's parish last week  Thursday morning, Miss Marie 
Behnke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Behnke of Coleman, became the bride of 
Gordon Glandt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Glandt of 1608 Sixteenth St. Rev. 
Father Hugo blessed the marriage in the presence of Miss Elsie Behnke and Walter 
Poperosky, the attending couple.  A reception and dinner was held at the home 
of the groom's parents following the ceremony. An old fashioned charivarie was 
tendered the couple in the evening. The young couple will make their home at 
1801 Eleventh St., the groom being employed as a machinist at the Kahlenberg 
plant.
The Reporter, Fri., July 4, 1924


MARIE R. GLANDT

Mrs. Gordon (Marie) Glandt, 73, of 2114-13th St., Two Rivers, died Sunday at 
Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers. 
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Martin Scheele will officiate with burial 
in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Glandt, nee Marie Behnke, was born July 21, 1902, in the Town of Grover, 
Marinette County, daughter of the late Albert and Anna Krueger Behnke. She was 
married to Gordon Glandt June 26, 1924, at Two Rivers. She was employed at 
Schwartz Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, for 24 years, retiring in 1966.
Survivors include her husband, two sisters, Mrs. Steve Maruga, of Two Rivers and 
Mrs. Elsie Kamps, of Coleman and nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 p.m. 
Tuesday. The casket will be moved to the church at 9 a.m. Wednesday where the 
body will lie in state until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, December 22, 1975  P.3
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Marriage of Gordon/Marie Glandt
At the parsonage of St. Luke's parish last week  Thursday morning, Miss Marie 
Behnke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Behnke of Coleman, became the bride of 
Gordon Glandt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Glandt of 1608 Sixteenth St. Rev. 
Father Hugo blessed the marriage in the presence of Miss Elsie Behnke and Walter 
Poperosky, the attending couple.  A reception and dinner was held at the home 
of the groom's parents following the ceremony. An old fashioned charivarie was 
tendered the couple in the evening. The young couple will make their home at 
1801 Eleventh St., the groom being employed as a machinist at the Kahlenberg 
plant.
The Reporter, Fri., July 4, 1924
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Golden Wedding Date Is Observed
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Glandt, 2114-13th St., Two Rivers, were feted on
occasion of their golden wedding anniversary with a surprise family gathering
June 26 at their home.
Among guests at the party were original wedding attendants Walter Paprockie
and Elsie Behnke Kamps.
Mrs. Glandt, the former Marie Behnke, was born July 21, 1902 at Coleman, Wis.
She also resided at the Town of Grover, Wis. Her husband was born Dec. 16, 
1902 at Two Rivers.
The Glandts were married June 26, 1924, by the late Rev. C.V. Hage at St. Luke
Catholic Church, Two Rivers.
Glandt is a member of St. Mark Catholic Church and his wife is a member of St.
John Lutheran Church, Two Rivers.
Glandt was a machinist and tool and die maker at Kahlenberg Brothers Co., Two
Rivers until his retirement in 1966. A violinist, he played at the former Empire
Theater. The Opera House and with Gustie Gloe at the Rivoli Theater.
Mrs. Glandt worked for years at the Aluminum Manufacturing Co., later taking
employment at Schwartz Manufacturing Co. She retired in June of 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Glandt taught square dancing and polka dancing and had been members 
of two square dance clubs. They were also active in bowling clubs.
Herald Times Reporter July 9, 1974
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[Marie Rose Glandt]
(Marie Glandt/21 Jul 1902/Dec 1975/SSDI)


WILLIAM C. GLANDT

Accident Takes Life of Elderly Two Rivers Man 
This city's nationally recognized traffic safety record, with no traffic 
fatality since July of 1949, came to an end late Saturday night as a result 
of an accident in which an 84-year-old resident died two hours later.
The victim was William C. Glandt of 1408-16th St., retired Kahlenberg Bros. Co. 
machinist and former commercial fisherman. He was struck by a car driven by 
Lawrence N. De Bauche, 33, of 2310 Garfield St., at the intersection of Washington 
and 16th streets, at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said death was due to cerebral hemorrhage 
at the right temple and a possible skull fracture. An inquest will be called, he 
said.
De Bauche told police that he was driving his 1950 model Buick sedan, with his 
wife, Mabel, east on ?th Street and was about to turn left onto Washington Street. 
At that point, De Bauche said his wife said, "Watch out, there's a man in front."
Felt No Impact 
De Bauche said after turning onto Washington Street he felt no impact but stopped 
and ran back to the scene. De Bauche said his wife remained with Glandt while he 
went to the Diamond Bar to phone police and gain assistance. Returning he said 
Glandt got up, asked for his hat and wanted to go home.
Police Officer Leonard Mraz substantiated De Bauche's account that the man he 
struck with his car desired to go home. However, the emergency car of the Fire 
Dept. was summoned and Glandt was removed to the Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. 
He died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
Glandt, it was learned, spent several hours until shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday 
playing cards with his grandson, John Antonie, and his wife, Janet, at the Antonie 
apartment at 1600 Washington St. His last visit, it was learned, was at the Diamond 
Bar at 1606 Washington St., where it was learned he drank a single glass of liquor.
Funeral services for Glandt will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Klein & Stangel Inc, 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers, 
the Rev. H. J. Schmitz officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers. 
Worked as Tester 
Glandt was born in the Town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, March 28, 1874, a son of 
the late Frederick and Amelia Radtke Glandt. When he was a child the family brought 
him to Two Rivers where in his youth he worked at the old Mann Brothers Pail Factory.
He became an early employe of the Kahlenberg Bros. Co., Two Rivers, for years 
engaged as a tester of gasoline and Diesel marine engines, and for many years up 
to his retirement 15 years ago was employed in the firm's assembling department.
For a short period during his employment at Kahlenbergs he was engaged in commercial 
fishing in Two Rivers, operating the tug Earl A. which establishment was located on 
the site of the Cool City Cleaners at Two Rivers. 
He married the former Anna 
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Bertran? of the Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, at Two Rivers, 61 years ago. 
She died in Two Rivers Jan. 28, 1933. Mr. Glandt was a member of a number of the 
early city bands in Two Rivers. 
Surviving Glandt are three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Lenhardt of Manitowoc, Mrs. 
Romona Bertran of Menasha and Mrs. Joseph Antonie of Two Rivers; two sons, Gordon 
and Frederick of Two Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Loomis of Hebron, Ind., Mrs. 
Gustie Holden of Detroit, Mich., and Mr. Ernest Behrendt of Two Rivers, a brother, 
Christ of Pittsburgh, Fla., 16 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after __ p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7:45 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 16, 1959  pp 1,13
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RESCUE 4 MEN ADRIFT IN  LAKE
Carferry Ann Arbor 4 Saves Two Rivers Men After Hours 
Two Rivers, Feb. 23 - Adrift in Lake Michigan in two small fish boats, threatened 
by the ice fields, George and Matt Kniepper, Wenzel Blaha and Wm Glandt, fishermen 
of this city, were rescued early this morning by Ann Arbor carferry No. 4 in command 
of Capt. Robertson and were taken to Manitowoc. The four men manning the fish tugs, 
Swan and Earl, suffered from the cold and exposure of several hours in med lake and 
but for the timely passing of the carferry would probably have perished. The men 
were picked up eight miles north of this city. The boats were unable to make headway 
in the heavy ice fields.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Feb. 23, 1910 


ELEANOR GLASER

Eleanore B. Glaser, age 90, a resident of Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, 
formerly of 1405 Glenwood St., Two Rivers, died Sunday evening, July 31, 1994, 
at the home.
Funeral Services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 1994, at Klein and 
Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers and 10 a.m. at St. Mark's Catholic Church. 
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Paul Schumacher, with 
burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Eleanore was born May 18, 1904, in Sugarbush, Wis., daughter of the late Louis 
and Catherine Daul. She married Joseph Glaser Sr., on June 26, 1923, in Kewaunee. 
preceded her in death on August 17, 1956. Eleanore and her husband farmed in the 
town of Two Creeks, from 1929 until 1961, when she moved to Two Rivers. She was 
a member of the Ladies of St. Mark's and VFW Auxiliary, Two Rivers.
Survivors include eight sons and daughters-in-law, Harvey and Mildred Glaser, 
LeRoy and Nancy Glaser, Gerald and Barbara Glaser, all of Two Rivers, Clarence 
and Beverly Glaser, Edward and Shirley Glaser, all of Two Creeks, Alan and Marion 
Glaser, Manitowoc. Lawrence and Marlene Glaser, Longwood, Fla., Robert and Joan 
Glaser, Brown Deer; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Gladys and Leonard 
Mastroni Denver, Colo., Rose Mary LeClair, Two Creeks, Jeanne Messman, Green Bay, 
Betty and Henry Meyer, Two Rivers. She is further survived by 38 grandchildren; 
49 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Jr., in 1993, 
two sons-in-law, Eugene LeClair and Jack Messman, two grandsons, Mark Glaser and 
Jeff LeClair and one infant granddaughter.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 5-8 p.m. 
Tuesday evening where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. led by Deacon Ken 
Coenen.
Herald Times Reporter, August 1, 1994 P. A2
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(18 May 1904/Jul 1994/SSDI)
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Hold Daul-Glaser Wedding, Luxemburg
LUXEMBURG (U.S. Grant)-Mr. and Mrs. John Seidl and family attended the Daul-
Glaser wedding, South Luxemburg, Tuesday.
William J. Paul and family and Lehnart Daul attended the Daul-Glaser wedding 
Tuesday at South Luxemburg.
Algoma Record Herald, June 29, 1923 P. 9 


HARVEY W. GLASER

Harvey W. Glaser, age 79, a resident of River's Bend Health and Rehabilitation 
Center, Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, May 25, 2006, at the center.
Harvey was born Oct. 3, 1926, in Two Rivers, son of the late Joseph Glaser and
Eleanore Daul Glaser. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 as a member of 
the 11th Airborne in the South Pacific. On Oct. 4, 1952, he married the former 
Mildred Schmidt at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Two Rivers.
Harvey was a commercial fisherman for several years. In the early 1950s he became
employed at the Two Creeks garage. In 1967, he and his best friend Don Riha 
purchased the Langer Brothers Dodge dealership and operated it as R&G Dodge until 
his retirement. Harvey was a Life Member of the Two Rivers K.C.'s and a member of 
the Lutheran Bowling League.
Survivors include his wife: Mildred Glaser of Two Rivers; one daughter and son-
in-law: Sharon and Rick Philipps and their children Libbie and Emma of Tisch Mills 
area; three sons and two daughters-in-law: Gary and Mary Glaser and their children 
Brandon and Paul of Two Rivers; Dan and Jill Glaser and their children Jake and 
Rachel of Two Rivers; Jim Glaser of Two Rivers; three sisters and two brothers-
in-law: Betty and Hank Meyer of Two Rivers; Rosie LeClair of Two Rivers; Jeanie 
Messman of Green Bay; Leonard Mastroni of Denver, Colo.; six brothers and seven 
sisters-in-law: Allan and Marion Glaser of Shoto; Larry and Marlene Glaser of 
Orlando, Fla.; Eddie and Shirley Glaser of Two Creeks; Jerry and Barbara Glaser 
of Johnson Creek; Clarence Glaser, Nancy Glaser and Adele Riha all of Two Rivers. 
He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Harvey was also preceded in death by an infant daughter: Connie Jean; two brothers: 
Joe and Leroy Glaser; one sister: Glady Mastroni; three brothers-in-law: Don Riha, 
Gene LeClair and Jack Messman; and one sister-in- law: Beverly Glaser.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at St. Peter the 
Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. William O'Brien. Burial will follow the service at Holy Cross
Cemetery, Two Rivers, where military rites will be accorded by members of the Two 
Rivers VFW and American Legion Posts.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the church from 9 a.m. until the 
time of services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is assisting
the Glaser family with funeral arrangements.
The family extends their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the caring staff of 
River's Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center where Harvey spent the past 5 years 
of his life.
Herald Times Reporter, May 28, 2006


JOSEPH GLASER    (d. 1956)

Wreck Victim Dies of Injuries 
Joseph Glaser 14th "56 County Fatality
The 14th traffic fatality in Manitowoc County this year is Joseph Glaser, 60, 
of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, who died early Friday morning at Municipal Hospital here 
of injuries sustained in an accident Saturday. County Coroner Theodore Teitgen 
said he will conduct an inquest.
The accident occurred at 12:49 p.m. Aug. 11 on Highway 42, a mile and a half 
north of Two Rivers, when a car driven by Albert J. Van Der Wettering, 45?, of 
Rt. 1 Mishicot, struck Glaser's auto. Van Der Wettering, who was attempting to 
make a left hand turn, said he did not see Glaser's car until it was 25 or 30 
feet away. 
Glaser was taken by ambulance to the Two Rivers hospital to be treated for ___ 
___ ___ fractured ribs. Van Der Wettering escaped with a cut on the inside of 
his nose.
An employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., since 19?2, Mr. Glaser was born at Luxemburg 
Oct. 16, 1895, son of Joseph and Anna Schetz Glaser. On June 26, 192?, he married 
Miss Eleanor Daul at Kewaunee and the couple lived there until 1929, moving to Two 
Creeks. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars here.
Surviving him are his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Leonard Mastroni of Denver, Colo., 
Mrs. Eugene LeClair of Rt. 1, Mishicot, and Betty and Jaenie at home; nine sons, 
Harvey, LeRoy, Gerald, Joseph Jr. Clarence, Allan,h Lawrence and Robert of the city 
and Edward with the United States Army in Europe; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Krielkramp 
and Mrs. Clarence Hruska of Luxemburg; three brothers, George and Nicolas of 
Luxemburg and Carl of Green Bay; two step-brothers, four step-sisters, and eight 
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. The Rev. John K. Mueller will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will be 
recited at 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 17, 1956  P.1
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Hold Daul-Glaser Wedding, Luxemburg
LUXEMBURG (U.S. Grant)-Mr. and Mrs. John Seidl and family attended the Daul-
Glaser wedding, South Luxemburg, Tuesday.
William J. Paul and family and Lehnart Daul attended the Daul-Glaser wedding 
Tuesday at South Luxemburg.
Algoma Record Herald, June 29, 1923 P. 9 


JOSEPH B. GLASER JR    (d. 1993)

Joseph B. Glaser, age 68, a Hamilton Memorial Home resident, died Thursday 
afternoon, May 13, 1993, at the home.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 17, 1993. at the St. Mark Catholic 
Church. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. David Beaudry 
with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
He was born October 4, 1924, in Sugar Bush, Wis., son of Eleanore Daul Glaser and 
the late Joseph Glaser. He served in the Armed Forces with the U.S. Army. Mr. Glaser 
was employed with Hamilton Industries of Two Rivers for many years until his 
retirement in 1984. He was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church, the Knights of 
Columbus, Two Rivers, and the February Club.
Survivors include his mother, Eleanore Glaser, Two Rivers; eight brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Harvey and Mildred Glaser, LeRoy and Nancy Glaser, Gerald and 
Barbara Glaser, all of Two Rivers, Edward and Shirley Glaser, Two Creeks, Clarence 
and Beverly Glaser, Two Rivers, Alan and Marion Glaser, Manitowoc, Lawrence and 
Marline Glaser, Florida, Robert and Joan Glaser, Brown Deer; four sisters and two 
brothers-in-law, Gladys and Leonard Mastroin, Colorado, Rose Mary LeClair, Two 
Creeks, Jean Messman, Green Bay, Betty and Henry Meyer, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his father, 
Joseph in 1956, two brothers-in-law, Eugene LeClair and John Messman, and one 
nephew, Jeff LeClair.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home Sunday evening from 5-8 p.m. 
A prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. by Sister Kathleen. In lieu of flowers 
the family would appreciate memorials to St. Mark Catholic Church.
Herald Times Reporter, May 14, 1993 P. A2
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(4 Oct. 1924/13 May 1993/SSDI)


MARK GERARD GLASER

Funeral services for Mark, son of Gerald and Barbara Kerscher of Glaser, of 
Rt. 1, Two Rivers, who was born Sunday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital and 
died Monday, were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, 
the Rev. John K. Mueller officiating.
Besides the parents he leaves three sisters, Susan, Cheryl and Mary, at home, 
the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Eleanor Glaser, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and the 
maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kerscher, of Maplewood.
The arrangements were by Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 27, 1961  P. 11

BETTY M. GLEICHNER

Two Rivers, Wisconsin - Betty M. Gleichner, age 94, of Two Rivers passed away peacefully Friday, July 26, 2019 at Manitowoc Health & Rehab Center, Manitowoc.
Betty was born March 22, 1925 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late John and Lucy (Rozmarynoski) Philipps. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Two Rivers with the Class of 1943. On September 20, 1947 she was united in marriage to Richard C. Gleichner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2004.
Betty was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother; a caring and loving person who always put others before herself. She served as a member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary cooking fish and working at banquets and events at the K of C Club. She was very involved as a Girl Scout Leader, volunteered within Sacred Heart Parish, teaching religious classes for years. She was proud of having taught Fr Brian Belongia in her religious education classes. She was a member of the Ladies of Sacred Heart, served as treasurer for the Ladies Society for 12 years and helped at funeral dinners. Betty was a member of the Ladies of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Parish where she served for many years on the Prayer Line. Betty enjoyed cooking, gardening, knitting, sewing, traveling to her parent's cottage, as well as going to the casino with Richard.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law: Jane Daffner, Two Rivers; Nancy & Tom Tomaszewski, Two Rivers; Sharon & Jim Rath, Sherwood; ten grandchildren: Larry (Lyndee) Daffner, Plano, TX; Deanne (Ryan) Stokes, Two Rivers; Jeff (Katie) Daffner, Green Bay; Kathryn (Tim) Sniff, DePere; Jessica (Tyler) Olson, Osceola, WI; Samantha Tomaszewski (fiancé Alec Sawalski), Madison; Gus (Wynne) Rath, Frisco, TX; Max Rath, Sherwood; Jake Rath (fiancee Jordan Simpson), Hallandale Beach, FL; Beau Rath, Sherwood; six great grandchildren: Allyson, Ethan, Mackenzi, Mimi, Lola & Walter; and three sisters-in-law: Mary Ann Philipps, Manitowoc; Mary Schmitt, Appleton; Dorothy Boutin, Manitowoc; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband Richard, one son Robert Gleichner, one son-in-law Allen Daffner and two brothers Gilbert "Dodo" Philipps & Lorin "Pete" Philipps.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Klein and Stangel Funeral Home on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. There will be a Prayer Service at 6 p.m. Betty's son-in-law Dcn. Tom Tomaszewski will preside. Visitation will continue on Friday, August 2, 2019 at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019 at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Carl Schmitt (nephew) with burial to take place at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers following the funeral luncheon.
The family would like to thank the staffs of Manitowoc Health and Rehab Center, Harbor View Assisted Living and Sharon S Richardson Community Hospice for their compassionate care. She will be loved and missed by all.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.kleinandstangel.com
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wis., July 29, 2019

CARL GLEICHNER

Stricken with a heart attack at his home Sunday, Carl Gleichner, 55 of 1510 
23rd St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly at the Two Rivers Municipal Hospital 
Tuesday morning. He previously had been in good health. Funeral services will 
be held at 8:30 am Thursday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two 
Rivers and at 9:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. 
Joseph Gabryszek officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
Mr. Gleichner was born in Germany on Nov. 20, 1901, a son of the late Robert 
and Marie Bruhm Gleichner. When he was a year and a half old the family brought 
him to this country, settling in Algoma, where he resided until moving to Two 
Rivers 35 years ago. On June 28, 1929, he took employment at Plant No. 1 of the 
Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, where he had worked since. He was a member 
of the Aluminum Goods 25 Year Club and the Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart 
Church.
On Nov. 30, 1923 he married the former Catherine Konieczka at Sacred Heart 
Church, who survives him with three daughters, the Misses Ruth and Dorothy at 
home and Mrs. James Schmitt of Two Rivers; a son, Richard of Two Rivers; two 
sisters, Mrs. Fred Kroening of Forestville, Wis., and Mrs. Joseph Rebarchek of 
Two Rivers; three brothers, Paul of Two Rivers, Herman of Forestville and Robert 
of Menominee, Mich., and five grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Wednesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., April 2, 1957 page M11
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[Carl Edwa. Gleichner]


CATHERINE GLEICHNER

Mrs. Catherine Gleichner, 68, of 1510 23rd St., Two Rivers, died shortly before 
midnight Wednesday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be 
at 9:30 am Saturday at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers and at 
10am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. James Stamborski officiating. 
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Mrs. Gleichner, nee Catherine Konieczka, was born April 3, 1901, at Pulaski, Wis., 
a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Wichlacz Konieczka. Her family brought her 
to Two Rivers when she was 17. She was married Nov. 26, 1923 to Carl Gleichner at 
Two Rivers. He preceded her in death April 2, 1957. She was a member of the Ladies 
of Sacred Heart Parish. Survivors include three daughters, Miss Ruth at home, Mrs. 
James (Mary) Schmitt of Two Rivers and Mrs. James (Dorothy) Boutin of Manitowoc; 
a son, Richard of Two Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Monica Bastian of Two Rivers, Mrs. 
Howard (Rose) Hermann of Manitowoc and Mrs. Roger (Pauline) Gauthier of Milwaukee; 
two brothers, John and Michael of Two Rivers, and 18 grandchildren. Friends may 
call at the funeral home after 3pm Friday where memorial services will be at 7:45pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times August 14, 1969  p.17
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(3 Apr. 1901/Aug. 1969/SSDI)


JOHN P. GLEICHNER

John P. (Jack) Gleichner, age 62, of 2740 35th St., Two Rivers, died Sunday 
evening January 10, 1993, at his home.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, at St. Luke's Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith will officiate at the Mass of Christian 
Burial. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, where Military 
Rites will be accorded.
He was born June 7, 1930, son of the late Paul and Marie Stanek Gleichner. He 
married Rita Augustine, August 25, 1956, at St. Gregory's Church, St. Nazianz. 
He served in the United States Army from 1951-53 and was stationed in Germany. 
He was employed at Manitowoc Tool and Machining Inc. for many years until 1989. 
He was a member and a past commander of the American Legion, Robert E. Burns 
Post 165 Two Rivers, and a member and past Commander of the 40 ET 8.
Survivors include his wife Rita, Two Rivers; four sons and three daughters-in-
law, Timothy and Judy Gleichner, John Gleichner, Scott and Annette Gleichner, 
all of Two Rivers, Paul and Laura Gleichner, Sturgeon Bay; three grandchildren, 
Jennifer, Benjamin, and Andrew; a sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Kenneth 
Sanville, Brookfield, Wis.; and many other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. 
There will be an American Legion Memorial Service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and a 
prayer service at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, January 11, 1993 P. A2


RICHARD C. GLEICHNER

Richard C. Gleichner, age 79 of 1914-24th St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday 
afternoon, Feb. 4, 2004 at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. Funeral services 
will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 at St. Peter the Fisherman 
Parish, Holy Redeemer site, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be the Rev. William O'Brien with burial to follow at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Richard was born June 9, 1924 in Manitowoc, son of the late Carl E. and Catherine 
(Konieczka) Gleichner. He attended Washington High School, graduating with the 
class of 1942. Richard served in the U.S. Navy for two and a half years during 
World War II. On Sept. 20, 1947 he married Betty Philipps at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers. He was a design engineer for aluminum cookware and was employed 
at Kaufman Manufacturing and Mirro Foley where he retired from in 1986. Richard was 
a 3rd Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Mother of Hope Council 1957, Two 
Rivers, and the Rev. Francis Simono Assembly 1220 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. 
He was a member of the Men of St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, was a Mass server 
and a lay distributor. 
Dick enjoyed and participated in golf, bowling and dart ball. Dick took special 
interest in gardening, woodworking and assisting friends and family with home 
improvement projects. After his retirement, Dick spent 20 years managing the Two 
Rivers Knights of Columbus Club. 
Survivors include his wife: Betty Gleichner, Two Rivers; three daughters and two 
sons-in-law: Jane Daffner, Two Rivers; Nancy and Tom Tomaszewski, Two Rivers; 
Sharon and Jim Rath, Sherwood; one son: Robert Gleichner, Two Rivers and his fiancee 
Collette Candelaria; 10 grandchildren: Larry Daffner and his special friend, Paula, 
Plano, Texas; Deanne (Ryan) Stokes, Two Rivers; Jeff Daffner, Two Rivers; Kathryn, 
Jessica and Samantha Tomaszewski, Two Rivers; Gus, Max, Jake and Beau Rath, Sherwood; 
one great-grandaughter: Allyson Stokes; three sisters and two brothers-in-law: Ruth 
Malley, Two Rivers; MaryAnn (Jim) Schmitt, Two Rivers; Dorothy (Jim) Boutin, 
Manitowoc; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Lorin and Mary Philipps 
Wausaukee; Mary Ann Philipps, Two Rivers. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son-in-law: Allen 
Daffner; two brothers-in-law: Gilbert Philipps and Al Malley; his father-in-law and 
mother-in-law: John and Lucy Philipps. 
The family will greet relatives and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2004 
at Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, where a prayer service will be held at 
7:30 p.m. led by Father Bill. 
Visitation will continue on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. when the 
funeral cortege will leave for church. 
The family extends a special thank you to Father Bill and to the doctors and staff 
at the Aurora Medical Center for their excellent care and generosity. The Klein & 
Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is assisting the Gleichner 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 2004


CLARENCE E. GLESNER

Clarence E. Glesner, 75, of 1713-22nd St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday morning, 
July 2, at Crivitz.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Glesner was born June 10, 1905, at Sturgeon Bay, son of the late George and 
Mary Langley Glesner. He married Irma Mueller Oct. 10, 1925, at Menominee, Mich. 
Mr. Glesner worded at Hamilton Industries for 25 years and then operated the 
Tannery Club in Two Rivers for 19 years, retiring nine years ago.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Harold of Two Rivers, two daughters, Mrs. 
Frank (Mary) Kozlowski of Two Rivers and Mrs. Kathryn Johnson of Manitowoc; 
four sisters, Mrs. Leo (Doris) Hallisey and Mrs. Mina Sonntag of Manitowoc and 
Mrs. Albert (Frances) Gagnon and Mrs. Irene Johnson of Two Rivers, nine grand-
children and four great grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters preceded 
him in death. Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two 
Rivers, after 4 o'clock this Thursday afternoon, where a memorial service will 
be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, July 3, 1980 P.3
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(14 Jun 1905/Jul 1980/SSDI)


GEORGE G. GLESNER

George Glesner, 71, retired Coast Guardsman, died shortly after noon today at 
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Gagnon of 1515 East street, Two Rivers. 
He had been ill several months.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Beduhn funeral home 
at Two Rivers, with the Rev. T. A. Hawkes officiating. Masonic rites will be 
accorded Mr. Glesner, who was a member of the order.
Mr. Glesner, when he retired from the Coast Guard service August 31, 1930, with 
the rank of chief boatswains' mate, completed 31 years of service. He was born 
at Sturgeon Bay in 1870 and at the age of 26 years entered the life saving 
service at Plum Island in 1896. He later served at Kewaunee and then was 
transferred to Two Rivers. 
In 1892 he married Miss Mary Langley. She died 12 years ago today.
Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. Leo Hallisy?, of this city, Irene, Mrs. Leona 
Walkowski, Mrs. Albert Gagnon, of Two Rivers, Mrs. Marvin Sonntag of Milwaukee, 
Mrs. Earl Root of Brentwood, Mo.; four sons, Henry, Clarence and Edwin of Two 
Rivers, Jake of Green Bay; brother, Matt, of Sturgeon Bay; sister, Mrs. Mary 
Shephard of Milwaukee; and 12 grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 1, 1942  P.2


HENRY A. GLESNER

Henry A. Glesner, 74, of 1519 East St., Two Rivers, retired longtime Hamilton 
Mfg. Co. accountant, died Monday afternoon after a lingering illness.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, 
Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. Earl Brouchoud 
officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Glesner was born Feb. 15, 1893, at Surgeon Bay, son of the late George and 
Mary Langley Glesner. When he was a child, his family brought him to Two Rivers 
where his father served for many years as a petty officer at the U.S. Coast Guard 
Station. He attended St. Luke Parochial School and was graduated from the old 
Two Rivers High School. He then attended Walton School of Commerce at Chicago 
and the University of Wisconsin at Madison majoring in accounting and law.
He was employed by Hamilton Mfg. Co. in the accounting department in his early 
twenties, retiring in 1959 after serving the firm as its assistant secretary and 
treasurer. He was a member of Hamilton Management Club and the firm's 30-Year 
club. He was a member of Mother of Hope Council No. 1957, Knights of Columbus, 
and was a trustee of St. Luke parish for many years.
Surviving are his wife, the former Louise Sanville, whom he married at Two Rivers 
May 29, 1917; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Klein and Mrs. Corinne Holschbach, of 
Two Rivers; two brothers, Clarence and Edwin, of Two Rivers; six sisters, Mrs. 
Irene Johnson, Mrs. Leo Hallisey and Mrs. Andrew Pillasch, of Manitowoc, Mrs. 
Albert Gagnon, of Two Rivers, Mrs. Marvin Sonntag, of Milwaukee and Mrs. Earl 
Root, of Louisiana, Mo., and 15 grandchildren. Two daughters preceded him in 
death.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial services 
for the family and Nights (sic) of Columbus will be at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 23, 1968 P. T5
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Henry Gleasner(sic) and Miss Louise Sanville plighted their troth before the marriage 
altar of St. Luke's Church Monday. The attending couple was Jacob and Miss Irene 
Gleasner, brother and sister of the groom, who is a son of George Gleasner, surfman 
number one of the local Coast Guard Station. The ceremony was followed by a wedding 
breakfast at the home of the bride who is a daughter of Mrs. Adeline Sanville of the 
Eastside. The couple then departed on a wedding trip to Chicago and other points. 
The groom is employed in the cost department at the Hamilton Co. The Reporter extends 
best wishes.
The Reporter, Fri., June 1, 1917


IRMA L. GLESNER

Irma L. Glesner, age 85, of 3215 Mishicot Road, Two Rivers, died Monday morning, 
April 5, 1993, at the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 1993, at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate at the Mass 
of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born October 30, 1907, at Rankin, Wis., daughter of the late Reinhardt 
and Eleanor Hoffman Mueller. She married Clarence E. Glesner on October 10, 1925, 
at Menominee, Mich. He preceded her in death on July 2, 1980. She owned and 
operated, along with her husband, the Tannery Club in Two Rivers for 19 years, 
retiring in 1971.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Doris Gleaner, Two Rivers; 
two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary and Frank Kozlowski, Amberg, Wis., Kathryn 
Johnson, West Bend, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Irene Johnson, Manitowoc; nine 
grandchildren; two step grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. 
until the time of services at 11 a.m. The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home, Two 
Rivers, assisted the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 5, 1993  P. A2
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(30 Oct 1907/5 Apr 1993/SSDI)


LOUISE GLESNER

Mrs. Louise Glesner, 96, of 1519 East Street, Two Rivers, died Tuesday morning, 
Oct. 23, at her residence.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. Rev. Don Marquardt will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Glesner was born Feb. 19, 1888, at Two Rivers, daughter of the late Delector 
and Adeline Gauthier Sanville. She attended St. Luke Parochial School and later 
attended Diamond Garment Cutter College, Chicago, where she completed a course 
in dressmaking. She married Henry Glesner on May 29, 1917, at Two Rivers. He 
preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 1968. Mrs. Glesner was a member of the Altar 
Society of Sacred Heart Church.
Survivors include two daughters and three sons-in-law, Genrose and Charles A. 
Klein, Corrine and Harvey Holschbach and James DesJariais of Two Rivers; 15 grand-
children, 14 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. She was 
preceded in death by two daughters.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 4 o'clock to 9 
o'clock this Wednesday afternoon where a rosary will be said at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, October 24, 1984 P. 3
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Henry Gleasner(sic) and Miss Louise Sanville plighted their troth before the marriage 
altar of St. Luke's Church Monday. The attending couple was Jacob and Miss Irene 
Gleasner, brother and sister of the groom, who is a son of George Gleasner, surfman 
number one of the local Coast Guard Station. The ceremony was followed by a wedding 
breakfast at the home of the bride who is a daughter of Mrs. Adeline Sanville of the 
Eastside. The couple then departed on a wedding trip to Chicago and other points. 
The groom is employed in the cost department at the Hamilton Co. The Reporter extends 
best wishes.
The Reporter, Fri., June 1, 1917


MARY GLESNER

HEART ATTACK FATAL TO MRS. G. GLESNER 
Woman Stricken As She Returns From Physician's Office Last Night 
On her way home from the office of Dr. Zlatnik, where she was being treated 
for a heart ailment, Mrs. Mary Glesner, 57, wife of Chief Boatswain's Mate 
George Glesner of the coast guard crew here, died suddenly at the home, 1517 
East street at 7:30 last night. She died as she was being taken into the home 
by the physician.
Burial will take place Monday morning from St. Luke's church with interment 
at Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Glesner, nee Mary Langlais, was born in the town of Red River, Wis., 
January 31, 1973, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mose Langlais, who 
were immigrants from Canada. Her father passed away when she was nine years 
of age. On July 4, 1891 she was married to Mr. Glesner at Sturgeon, the latter 
being a native of that city. The family removed to this city in 1908 when Mr. 
Glesner was transferred to the local life saving station, now the U.S. Coast 
Guard. 
Besides her husband, she leaves six daughters and four sons. They are Irene 
Glesner, Mrs. Leona Malkowski, at home; Mrs. Elmina Sonntag, Milwaukee; Frances, 
Cecelia and Doris, at home; Henry, of this city; Jacob, Chicago, and Clarence 
and Edward of this city.
She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Amelia Van Dreese, of Chicago, two brothers, 
Joseph Langlais of this city and John, whose whereabouts are unknown.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 2, 1930  P.17 


MARLENE "SISSY" GLYSCH

Marlene "Sissy" Lou Glysch, age 71, a resident of Kindred Hearts, 5005 Vista 
Road, Manitowoc, met with the Lord Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2008 at Holy Family 
Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Sissy was born Oct. 18, 1937, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Millard and 
Tillie (Rebarchek) Sharpe.
She attended Washington High School, Two Rivers.
Sissy loved playing the organ and singing with her daughters.
She also enjoyed fishing, playing cards - especially rap poker - and loved 
cookouts with her family.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers-in-law: Marilyn 
and Donald Kope, Bernice and Harris Gibeault, and Joe Moravec; her twin 
brother: Myrl Sharpe; and her beloved cat: Badger.
For the comfort of those who mourn, a prayer service will be held at 11 a.m. 
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care 
Center, Two Rivers. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 9 a.m. until the time of the 
prayer service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is 
assisting Marlene's family.
Marlene's family would like to thank the staff at Kindred Hearts and (private) 
for the compassionate care that was given to their mother.
Sissy was a loving, mother, grandmother and soon-to-be great-grandmother, and 
will be missed by all who knew her.
Herald Times Reporter, Nov. 9, 2008


DONNA MAE GOEDJEN

Funeral services for the three day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Goedjen 
Jr. were held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Beduhn and Goetz funeral 
home and at 2 in St. Luke's Catholic church. The child passed away at the 
Municipal hospital Sunday morning.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 3, 1933  P.11


JOHN F. GOEDJEN JR.

John (Jack) F. Goedjen, 74, died late Friday afternoon, Jan. 2, at Hamilton 
Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. John Neuser will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Goedjen was born Aug. 12, 1906, at Two Rivers, son of the late John and 
Minnie Schwake Goedjen. He attended Two Rivers public and high schools. He 
was a meat cutter by trade and for a number of years as a diesel engineer on 
Great Lakes Boats. He married Laura Becker Feb. 25, 1929, at Two Rivers. She 
preceded him in death in 1944.
Survivors include a son, John E. Goedjen of Two Rivers; a daughter and son-in-
law, Mary Lou and Allen Engelland of Allouez; two brothers, Gerald of Grand 
Junction, Colo., and Alvin of Two Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Arlen O'Toole 
of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Dorothy Lintereur of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Edward 
(Katherine) Sinkular of Grafton, Wis., 10 grandchildren and a great grandchild. 
A daughter, Ruth Ann Mueller, preceded him in death.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, January 3, 1981  p.3
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[bur. 01-05-1981/age 74 yr.]
(2 Aug 1906/Jan 1981/SSDI)


LAURA GOEDJEN

Mrs. John Goedjen, Jr., 36, of 2123 Madison street, Two Rivers, died at the 
Municipal hospital in Two Rivers this morning following a heart stroke on 
Sunday evening.
She had been in ill health for the past few months. Her husband was in St. 
Louis and returned this afternoon when he first learned of her death.
She was born in 1908, the daughter of Christ and Emma Becker in the town of 
Two Rivers. In 1928, she was married to John Goedjen and the couple took up 
residence in Two Rivers where they operated a meat market until 1942.
She is survived by her husband and parents; two daughters, Ruth Ann and Mary 
Lou; one son, Jack; two sisters, Mildred and Mary Becker of Two Rivers; three 
brothers, Arnold of the town of Two Rivers, George of Sheboygan Falls, and 
Clement of Two Rivers. 
She was a member of St. Luke's Catholic church, the Altar society, and the 
Columbus Home association auxiliary.
Funeral arrangements will be announced Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 23, 1944  P.2



MARY ANN GOEDJEN

Funeral services for Mary Ann, infant daughter of John and Maureen Allie Goedjen, 
of 1729-24th St., Two Rivers, who died at birth at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital 
Wednesday, were at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, where 
graveside services were conducted by the Rev. John Neuser. 
Besides the parents she leaves a sister, Holly Ann, four brothers, Mark, John, 
Lee and Tom, paternal grandfather, John Goedjen, great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 
John Goedjen, paternal great grandmother, Mrs. Christ Becker, and maternal grand-
mother, Mrs. Elmer Allie of Two Rivers.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 3, 1965  P.24


MAUREEN M. (ALLIE) GOEDJEN

Maureen "Renee" Goedjen, age 74, of Two Rivers, died unexpectedly early
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, after a brief illness at the Aurora Medical 
Center, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, at 
Grace Congregational United Church of Christ, 2801 Garfield St., Two 
Rivers. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Kim Henning, with 
burial of her cremated remains to take place at a later date in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Maureen was born May 2, 1931, in Two Rivers, a daughter of the late Elmer 
and Margaret (Brunner) Allie. She attended St. Luke Catholic Grade School
and Washington High School, where she graduated with the class of 1949. On 
June 26, 1954, she married John E. "Jack" Goedjen at St. Luke's Catholic
Church, Two Rivers. The couple celebrated 51 years of marriage this past 
June.
After raising her family, Maureen attended Lakeshore Technical College where
she graduated with a degree in accounting. She spent most of her adult life 
as an accountant and doing tax services.
She is survived by her husband, John E. "Jack" Goedjen; her five children, 
Holly (Mark) Stephens of Wausau and their three children, Leslie, Eric, and 
Jennifer (Chad) Fictum and their daughter, Ava; Mark (Penney) Goedjen of 
Schaumburg, Ill. and their children, Sarah, Paul and Phillip; Dr. John G. 
(Karin) Goedjen of Houston, Texas, and their children, Max, Anna, Grant and 
Jackson; Lee (Jennifer Close) Goedjen of Dodgeville; and Thomas (Brenda) 
Goedjen of Mauston, and their children, Victoria, Alexis and Brandon. She 
is further survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law: Geneva and 
Eugene Koenig, Sheboygan, Delilles Kozlowski-Grimm, Two Rivers, Geraldine 
Anello, Auburn, Calif., and Robert Weiss, Lombard, Ill.; one brother and 
two sisters-in-law: Francis and Pat Allie, De Forest, Mary Lou (Allan) 
Engelland, Pembine; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and two brothers-in-law: 
Evelyn (Chester) Eckmann, Charlotte (Aloys) Ruminski, and Theresa Weiss; one
brother, Eugene Allie and a sister-in-law, Ruth Ann (Duane) Mueller.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 
Two Rivers from 5-8 p.m. Sunday (TONIGHT), and at the church Monday after 10 am. 
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Maureen loved working with her flowers and garden; she enjoyed playing bridge, 
belonging to three bridge clubs, and enjoyed the time spent with the "49ers"
girls club. Above all, she cherished the time spent with her 13 grandchildren.
The Goedjen family would like to extend a special thank you to Drs., nurse 
practitioner, and the nurses and staff of the ICC at Aurora Medical Center
for their kind and compassionate care given to our dear wife and mother.
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 18, 2005 p.A3


DONNA GOESSL

Donna C. Goessl, age 78, of 2318-34th St., Two Rivers,died peacefully Tuesday 
night, June 28, 2011 at the Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers with her family 
at her side.
Donna was born August 17, 1932 in Lena, WI, a daughter of the late Joseph and 
Eleanor (Casper) Alsteen. She attended the Sunnybrook Country School in Oconto 
County and Lena High School, graduating with the class of 1950. On June 4, 1955, 
she married Howard C. Goessl at St. Charles Catholic Church in Lena. The couple 
was blessed with 56 years of marriage. After their marriage, Donna worked for 
several years at Yindra Bakery in Manitowoc, and from 1972 until the present 
time, along with her husband, Howard, owned & operated Cool City Cleaners in 
Two Rivers. Donna was a charter member of the Two Rivers Lioness Club, of which 
she served as a past officer including past president; she was a former member 
of the Lady Elks; and a longtime member of Holy Redeemeer Catholic Parish-
currently St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, and the Ladies of St. Peter the 
Fisherman. She also volunteered for the religious education program of Holy 
Redeemer, teaching the second graders for many years. Donna loved to cook and 
bake; she enjoyed her flower garden & reading; and cherished the time with her 
grandkids, family and friends.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers-in-law, 
Dave Trudell, Robert O'Neil, and Dale Conant; one sister-in-law, Joan Alsteen; 
two step brothers, Herman and Joseph Koeback Jr.; and Sylvester.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3218 Tannery Rd Two Rivers. Officiating 
at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Tom Reynebeau, with burial to 
follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Friends may call at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Saturday morning, 
July 2, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. until the time of mass at 10:30 a.m. There will be 
no Friday evening visitation.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506-18th St. Two Rivers is assisting the Goessl 
family with funeral arrangements.
The Goessl family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. (private), and 
the nursing staff of 3rd floor at Aurora Medical Center for the compassionate 
care and kindness extended to Donna and our family.
Herald Times Reporter


DOUGLAS A. GOESSL

Douglas A. 'Doug' Goessl 
Douglas A. "Doug" Goessl, age 49, of 2328 9th Place, Two Rivers, died 
unexpectedly, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at his residence.
Doug was born on Sept. 18, 1959, in Two Rivers to Joan (Eichhorst) Goessl 
and the late Richard J. Goessl. He was a graduate of Washington High School, 
Two Rivers, and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard "Dick" Goessl on Dec. 9, 
1998.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2009, at the 
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506 18th St. Two Rivers. The Rev. William G. 
O'Brien will officiate at the service. Cremation has taken place. Burial will 
take place in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives & friends at the Deja & Martin Funeral 
Chapels, after 10 a.m. Monday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, April 17, 2009


FRANCES G. GOESSL

Frances Goessel, 89, formerly of 1419 21st Street, Two Rivers, died early 
Wednesday morning, March 21, at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate with burial at Holy Cross 
Cemetery.
Mrs. Goessl was born August 7, 1894, at Menasha, daughter of the late John 
and Mary Heiser Duckart. She married John Goessl on June 6, 1923, at Minneapolis. 
Mrs. Goessl was a member of the Ladies of St. Luke and Two Rivers Senior Citizens.
Survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-law, Howard and Donna Goessl 
of Two Rivers, Jack Goessl of Manitowoc, LeRoy and Barbara Goessl of Richmond, 
California, and Richard and Joan Goessl of Two Rivers; a daughter and a son-in-law, 
Marian and Jim Farr of Appleton; a brother, Leo Duckart of Minneapolis; two sisters, 
Mrs. Clara Goessl of Denmark and Mrs. Marie Wheeler of Minneapolis; also a number 
of loving grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her 
husband in 1955 and a son.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday 
evening, where a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, March 21, 1984 P. 3
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(7 Aug. 1894/Mar. 1984/SSDI)


JOHN A. GOESSL    (d. 1955)

John Goessl, 61, retired Town of Cooperstown farmer and an overseas veteran 
of World War I died Saturday afternoon at his home at 141921st st., Two Rivers, 
where he had resided six years. He had been in failed health for a number of 
years.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Klein & Stangel Inc., 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 9 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers, 
the Rev. Glenn Ochs officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers. 
Mr. Goessl was born in the Town of Gibson on May 9,, 1895, a son of the late 
Charles and Bertha Haws Goessl. Serving in the Army in World War I, he returned 
to the farm home and on June 6, 1923, he married Frances Duckart. The family 
remained on a farm in the Town of Cooperstown until six years ago when Mr. Goessl 
retired and moved to Two Rivers. 
Mr. Goessl was a member of the American Legion post at Denmark and was also 
affiliated with the Holy name Society of St. Luke Church.
Besides his wife he leaves a daughter, Miss Marion Goessl at home; five sons, 
Howard of Two Rivers, Jack Jr., of Manitowoc, Leroy of Modesto, Calif., and 
Gerald and Richard at home; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Posvic of Manitowoc; three 
brothers, Walter of Cooperstown, Edward of Denmark and Carl Goessl of Manitowoc; 
and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home until the time of services and where the 
Rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 8, 1955  P.13


JOHN E. "JACK" GOESSL    (d. 1997)

John (Jack) E. Goessl, age 67, of 1445 N. 7th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday, 
March 8, 1997, at North Ridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 1997, at Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church, Rev. William Zimmer will officiate with cremation having taken 
place and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born May 19, 1929, in Cooperstown, son of the late John and Frances Duckart 
Goessl. He was employed at Sears Roebuck Company for many years and was the manager 
for a number of years. He graduated from Denmark High School.
Survivors include four daughters and one son-in-law, Cynthia Caufman, Priscilla and 
Richard Filliez, Madeleine Urben, Ellen Smallwood, all of Manitowoc; two brothers 
and two sisters-in-law, Howard and Donna Goessl, Richard and Joan Goessl, all of 
Two Rivers; one sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Jim Farr, Arizona; two 
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Friends may greet the family at the church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time 
of services.
There will be no Wednesday evening visitation.
The Jens Funeral Home and Crematory, Manitowoc, are assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 11, 1997 P. A2


RICHARD J. GOESSL

Richard "Dick" Goessl, age 61, a resident of the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two 
Rivers, died Wednesday, December 9, 1998, at the Hamilton Memorial Home.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 14, 1998, at St. 
Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be Rev. 
William G. O'Brien. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born April 10, 1937, at Cooperstown, Wis., son of the late John and 
Frances Duckert Goessl. He attended schools in Two Rivers and was a graduate 
of Washington High School. Richard served with the United States Army from 
January 4, 1956 to December 9, 1958. On June 22, 1957, he married the former 
Joan Eichhorst at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He was employed for 
a number of years with Wisconsin Public Service and he enjoyed collecting and 
restoring old cars.
Survivors include his wife Joan; one son, Doug Goessl, Two Rivers; one daughter 
and son-in-law, Debbie and Tom Schoeffel, Waterloo, Wis.; one brother and sister-
in-law, Howard and Donna Goessl, Two Rivers; one sister and brother-in-law, 
Marion and James Farr, Arizona; a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends also survive. Beside (sic) his parents, he was preceded in death by three 
brothers, Jack, Roy and Gerald.
The family will greet relatives and friends after 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Mark 
Catholic Church until the time of mass at 11 a.m.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers assisted the family with funeral 
arrangements. The family would like to extend a very special thank you to all 
the nurses and the entire staff of the Hamilton Memorial Home for their loving 
care and support given to Dick throughout the years at the home.
Herald Times Reporter, December 11, 1998 P. A2
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(10 Apr. 1937/9 Dec. 1998/SSDI)


FRANK GONIA    (d. 1939)

Frank Gonia Sr., 69, a resident of Two Rivers for 49 years, died late yesterday 
afternoon at his home, after a three and one-half year illness.
In the first years of his residence at Two Rivers, Mr. Gonia was employed at 
the Hamilton Manufacturing company plant. After 22 years with the firm he went 
into the tavern business and conducted the establishment now operated by his 
son, Frank Jr. He retired five years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning, at 8:30 from the residence 
and at 9 o'clock from the Sacred Heart Catholic church, Two Rivers. The Rev. 
Joseph Gabryzcek will officiate and interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Frank Gonia was born Aug. 9, 1869 in Manitowoc the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
Theophile Gonia. Several years later he moved to the Town of Two Rivers with his 
parents who took up a farm on the Rangeline. Forty-nine years ago he married Miss 
Mary Skorch and the couple took up their residence in Two Rivers. 
Survivors are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Stanley Sievert and Mrs. George Werth, 
both of Two Rivers; two sons, Frank, Jr., and Laddie, Two Rivers; four brothers, 
Joseph, Anton, and Laddie, all of Milwaukee, and George of Chicago; four sisters, 
Mrs. Frank Kochorosky, Two Rivers, Mrs. Clarence Meyer, Milwaukee, Mrs. Anna McGinn, 
Cincinnati, O., and Mrs. Francis Winke, Chicago; 14 grandchildren and four great 
grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Klein & Stangel, Inc., funeral home and will be taken 
to the residence Tuesday afternoon. The rosary will be said at the home at 7:30 
p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 9, 1939  P.2


FRANK C. GONIA JR    (d. 1955)

Frank C. Gonia, 62, of 1319?-21st St., Two Rivers, operator of Gonia's Tavern 
at Jefferson and 21st Streets, Two Rivers, for nearly a quarter of a century, 
died unexpectedly of a heart attack at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital at 11:30 
p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Gonia complained of feeling ill late Tuesday afternoon and upon advice of 
the family physician went to the Two Rivers Hospital at 8 p.m. Tuesday for a 
cardiogram.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Klein & Stangel Inc., 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers, the Rev. Joseph Gabryszek officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mr. Gonia was born in Two Rivers on Nov. 19, 1893, a son of the late Frank 
Gonia and Mrs. Mary Skorch Gonia. From his early youth he was an employe of the 
Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, and upon the retirement of his father from the 
tavern business he took over the establishment. His father died in Two Rivers 
in 1939. In 1917 he married the former Marie Monroe at South Milwaukee. 
Besides his wife and mother, Mr. Gonia leaves two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth LaBudda 
of Ontario, Calif., and Mrs. Edward Bloch of Milwaukee; two sons, Roland at home 
and Patrick Gonia of Two Rivers; two sisters; Mrs. Stanley Sievert and Mrs. George 
Werth of Two Rivers; a brother, Laddie Gonia of Two Rivers; and 14 grandchildren.
For many years Mr. Gonia was affiliated with the Two Rivers Council 1957, Knights 
of Columbus, and also was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge of Elks, No. 1380. 
Socially, he was a member of the February Club of Two Rivers, which membership 
will gather in a body at its quarters at 7 p.m. Tuesday to march to the funeral 
home. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 28, 1955  P.17 


LADDIE GONIA

Laddie J. Gonia, 77, of 2110 Jefferson St., Two Rivers, died late Friday morning 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate with burial in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gonia was born Aug. 2, 1899, at Two Rivers, son of the late Frank and Mary 
Skorch Gonia. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I and married Mercedes 
Biesinger Aug. 23, 1922, at Two Rivers. He was employed at Hamilton Industries, 
retiring in 1965. Mr. Gonia was a member of Knights of Columbus and Owls club, 
member and past commander of American Legion Post 165 and member and Chef-de-Gare 
of 40 et 8, Voiture 1130.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Robert, of Los Altos, Calif., and Lawrence, 
of West Allis; a daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Charlotte) Schoenebeck, of Green Bay, 17 
grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A brother and three sisters preceded 
him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 3 p.m. 
Sunday, where members of Knights of Columbus will meet with the family for a 
memorial service at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 4, 1976  P. 3
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(2 Aug. 1899/Dec. 1976/SSDI)


MARIE GONIA    (d. 1984)

Mrs. Marie A. Gonia, 89, formerly of 2113 31st St., Two Rivers, died Tuesday, 
March 27, at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Gonia was born Dec. 18, 1894 (sic), at South Milwaukee, daughter of the 
late Matthew and Anna Searle Monroe. She was married to Frank Gonia in 1917, 
at South Milwaukee. She was educated at South Milwaukee Schools and did private 
infant nursing until her marriage when she moved to Two Rivers. She and her 
husband owned and operated the family tavern business. Her husband preceded her 
in death Dec. 27, 1955. Mrs. Gonia retired in 1967.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Roland Gonia of Two Rivers and 
Patrick and Betty Gonia of Two Rivers; two daughters and a son-in-law, Mrs. 
Phyllis Bloch of Two Rivers and Mary Ann and Kenneth LaBudda of Ontario, Calif.; 
a brother, Arthur Monroe of Marathon, Fla.; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grand-
children and two great great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4:30 
o'clock this Wednesday afternoon, where a memorial service will be at 6:30 o'clock 
this evening.
Herald Times Reporter, March 28, 1984 P. 3
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[Marie Anna Gonia]
(18 Dec 1894/Mar 1984/SSDI)


MARY GONIA    (d. 1956)

Mrs. Mary Gonia, __, widow of Frank Gonia Sr., early Jefferson Street, Two 
Rivers, businessman, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Sievert, 
at 1821-22nd St., Two Rivers, Wednesday afternoon after a month's illness. 
She had made her home with the daughter since the recent death of her son, 
Frank Gonia Jr., with whom she had long resided. 
Funeral services will be held at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the Klein & Stangel 
Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Joseph Gabryszek officiating. Interment will 
be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Gonia, nee Mary Skorch, was born at Manitowoc on Nov. 13?, 1871?, a 
daughter of the late Anton and Mary Migawa Skorch. When she was a child the 
family brought her to a farm on the Rangeline, Town of Two Rivers, where she 
resided until her marriage on Feb. 1, 1890, to Frank Gonia at Two Rivers. He 
died in 1939 in Two Rivers. For many years she was a member of the Rosary 
Society of Sacred Heart Church.
Surviving Mrs. Gonia are two daughters, Mrs. Sivert and Mrs. George Werth of 
Two Rivers; a son, Laddie Gonia of Two Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Frances 
Revolinsky, Mrs. Martha Levendusky and Mrs. Charles Mrotek of Manitowoc; two 
brothers, Anton Skorch of Manitowoc and Frank Skorch of Milwaukee; 14 grand-
children, 33 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 23, 1956  P.23


MERCEDES GONIA

Mrs. Mercedes Gonia, 81, formerly of 2110 Jefferson St., Two Rivers, died 
Wednesday, April 25, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate and burial will follow in 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Gonia was born Aug. 24, 1902, at Billings, Montana, daughter of the late 
Joseph and Charlette Steinbrinck Biesinger. She married Laddie J. Gonia on 
Aug. 23, 1922, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. He preceded her 
in death on Dec. 3, 1976.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence and Lorraine Gonia 
of West Allis and Robert and Kathryn Gonia of Las Altos, California; a daughter 
and son-in-law, Charlotte and Eugene Schoenebeck of Green Bay; two sisters, 
Juanita Hahn of Long Beach, California, and Leorina of San Diego, California; 
17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a 
brother and two sisters.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 4 p.m. 
to 8 p.m. Friday where a parish memorial will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, April 26, 1984 P. 3
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Marriage of Laddie/Mercedes Gonia
MARRIED GIRL FROM CALIFORNIA
The coming here from Long Beach, Calif., of Mrs. Joseph Biesinger and her daughter, 
Mercedes, was an auspicious incident for the latter and for Laddie Gonia of this 
city. During the five weeks Miss Mercedes has been in the city with her mother, a 
guest of Miss Biesinger's aunt, Mrs. Joseph Migawa, an acquaintance between Miss 
Mercedes and Laddie Gonia developed into mutual admiration which ripened into 
romance. They were married last Week Wednesday. They slipped away quietly to 
Waukegan, Ill., where the ceremony was performed to the surprise of their friends 
here. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Biesinger of Long Beach and 
the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gonia of Two Rivers. Mr. Gonia who is 
an employee of the Hamilton Manufacturing Co., is well known here where they will 
make their home.
The Reporter - Fri., Sept. 1, 1922


ROLAND GONIA

Roland M. Gonia, age 78, of 2113 31st Street, Two Rivers, died Sunday morning, 
February 28, 1999, at North Ridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at Most Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be the 
Rev. William O'Brien with burial to follow Wednesday at Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Roland was born August 1, 1920, in Two Rivers, son of the late Frank and Marie 
Monroe Gonia. He worked with his father at Gonia's Bar in Two Rivers. Roland 
was then employed at Hamilton Industries and later at Paragon Electric Company 
until his retirement in 1982. Roland was the past president of the Two Rivers 
Eagles and also served as an usher at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Kenneth LaBudda, 
Mira Loma, Calif., and Phyllis Bloch, Two Rivers; and a brother and sister-in-law, 
Patrick and Elizabeth Gonia, Two Rivers. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends. Roland was also preceded in death by his brother-in-
law, Edward Bloch.
The family will receive relatives and friends Tuesday evening at Most Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church from 6 p.m. until the time of service at 7 p.m.
The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 1, 1999 P. A2


ALVIN E. GOODCHILD

Alvin E. Goodchild, age 83 of Two Rivers, died on Saturday morning,
March 15, 2003 at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday March 18, 2003
at St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, St. Luke Site, Two Rivers. 
Officiating at the Memorial Mass will be the Rev. William O'Brien 
with burial of the cremated remains to take place at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers at a later date.
Alvin was born on January 25, 1920 in Blackwell, Wis. son of the late 
Earl and Marie Zenz Goodchild. He was a graduate of Washington High 
School with the class of 1938. Alvin married the former Elaine M. 
Carroll on April 18, 1942 at Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Alvin 
served in the United States Navy from 1945 until 1947. He was employed 
with the Mirro Corporation for more than 40 years until his retirement 
in 1982. Alvin was a 20 year member of the Sunday Serenity Club and 
past member of the St. Luke Mens Club.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Alvin was also preceded in death by one daughter; Debbie Goodchild 
Siminski, one brother, Earl and one sister, Carmajean.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 9:30 am. until the 
time of Mass at 11 am. on Tuesday March 18, 2003 at St. Peter the 
Fisherman Parish, St. Luke Site, Two Rivers.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers 
is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 16, 2003


ANNA GOODCHILD

Mrs. Anna Goodchild, 78, of 1516 23rd St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Monday 
evening in Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers, and 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate and burial will be in Forest View 
Cemetery(sic), Two Rivers.
Mrs. Goodchild, nee Anna Sievert, was born March 19, 1901, in Two Rivers, 
daughter of the late John and Teckla Bonk Sievert. She attended a parochial 
school and was later employed with Mirro Aluminum Co. for 30 years, retiring 
in 1966. She was married to Melvin Goodchild Oct. 24, 1924, in Lake Geneva. 
He preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1966.
Survivors include three sisters, Miss Adaline Sievert and Mrs. Clarence Bridges 
of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Leo Vergin of Milwaukee.
Friends may call in Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
Wednesday. A memorial services will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, April 17, 1979 P. 3
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Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Goodchild, 78, of 1516-23rd St., Two Rivers, 
who died Monday, where 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels 
and 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Donald 
Marquardt officiated and burial was in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers.
A brother, Max of Two Rivers and a sister, Mrs. Howard Machesky of Milwaukee 
were inadvertently omitted from the list of survivors in Tuesday's obituary.
Herald Times Reporter, April 19, 1979 P. 3
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(17 Mar. 1901/Apr. 1979/SSDI)
(Her Stone and cemetery records have her in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers)


EARL GOODCHILD

2 DIE IN MURDER-SUICIDE SHOOTING
Two Rivers Home Scene of Tragedy
Earl Goodchild, Everet Becker Deaths Are Being Investigated
Men Made Tour of County Taverns Before; Suicide Note Found; Motive Not Determined
TWO RIVERS-Two men were found fatally shot early Saturday in the apartment of 
one of them in what Coroner Theodore Teitgen said appeared to be a case of murder 
and suicide, following a drinking spree Friday night.
The dead:
Everett G. (Buddy) Becker, 39, of 1813 St. (photo)
Goodchild, a widower, with a bullet hole through his head above the right eye, 
was slumped on the floor of the apartment, behind a table, with a 22 caliber 
rifle nearby. Becker, shot through the back of the head, was unconscious.
Becker died three hours later at 7 a.m., at the Municipal Hospital without regaining 
consciousness.
Doctor Teitgen, summoned from Manitowoc shortly after 3 a.m. by the Two Rivers police, 
said his only conclusion will probably be that Goodchild killed Becker and then turned 
the gun on himself.
Not Found in Home
The coroner said a suicide note was found in the Goodchild home, but hinted that 
something had been added in a different handwriting.
Only a few words on the note, signed "Earl Sr.," were readable, police said. One 
phrase might have been "gone in lake," and the word "sorry," was clear near the 
end.
After the signature, the phrase "both dead" appeared, in what may be different 
handwriting, Police Chief Edward F. Pazdera said.
Chief Pazdera said the note will be sent to the state crime laboratory in Madison, 
along with other evidence.
Held as a material witness was Earl Goodchild Jr., 30, who resided with his father. 
Police said the trio had been on a tour of taverns in Two Rivers and in the rural 
areas. The younger Goodchild discovered the tragedy. He told the coroner he was 
asleep in the Becker car, parked outside, and when he went upstairs found his father 
dead, and Becker unconscious. This was shortly after 3 a.m.
Rushing downstairs he informred the first floor occuupant, Frank Stangel, who summoned 
Dr. A.P. Zlatnik.
Son Is Questioned
Questioned at length by Dist. Atty. donald Bero, Chief Pazdera and Coroner Teitgen 
the younger Goodchild related, rather hazily, the events that led up to the shooting.
He said he and his father left at 8 p.m. Friday and visited several taverns in the 
city. In one of them they met Becker at a tavern on the south side. Later the trio, 
in Becker's car, went to a tavern at Fisherville, near Mishicot. He added he became 
drowsy and went outside and slumped into the rear seat of the Becker car.
The younger Goodchild said he could not recall any arguemnt between his father and 
Becker. After he found his father dead he shook the unconscious Becker. Then he 
rushed downstairs to arouse Mr. Stangel. The latter said he had not been awakened by 
the discharge of the rifle.
Dr. Zlatnik, after his arrival at the Goodchild apartment, called police. Chief Pazdera, 
Sgt. Herbert Pagels and Patrolman Howard Turman responded.
Chief Pazdera said that the body of Goodchild had been apparently moved from the 
original position in the kitchen of the home where the shooting occurred.
"We haven't yet determind how the deaths came about." Coroner Teitgen said at Two 
Rivers police headquarters early Saturday. "There are two person dead."
The rifle, it was learned, belonged to the elder Goodchild.
Both Hamilton Empoloyes
Both Goodchild and Becker were veteran employes of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company. 
Goodchild's wife died August 12, 1951.
Coroner Teitgen said Saturday there will probably be an inquest. He was to confer 
later in the day with Chief Pazdera and District Attorney Bero, when they will try 
to piece together the chain of events that led to the double tragedy.
Becker was born in Two Rivers in 1914, the son of the late Walter and Mrs. Gertrude 
Grade Becker. He was a graduate of Washington High School and served in the Army 
during World War II.
He is survived by his mother and three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Winters, Manitowoc, 
Mrs. Donald Sears of Manitowoc, and Mrs. Louis Bachelder, Two Rivers.
Funeral services for Becker will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Klein and Stangel 
Funeral Chapel, Two Rivers. Buriral will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery.
Services for Goodchild have not been announced.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 14, 1953 P. 1
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SHOT FATHER IN SCUFFLE: GOODCHILD
Asserts Senior Goodchild Shot Becker Before
Statements Reportedly Made to Authorites; Note Was Hoax; Bero
Earl Goodchild Jr., 30, reportedly admitted Sunday night that he accidentally 
killed his father in a scuffle over a rifle, while a companion lay dying in the 
Goodchild apartment in Two Rivers.
Dist. Atty. Don Bero said Monday morning that Goodchild, of 1912 Monroe St., 
changed his original story about the deaths of his father, Earl, 59, and Everett G. 
(Buddy) Becker, 39, of 1813-13th St.
Bero said that the younger Goodchild admitted watching his father kill Becker after 
an argument. In a scuffle for the gun, the son said it went off and killed his 
father, Bero said.
Bero and Two Rivers Police Chief Edward F. Pazdera took the young Goodchild to 
the state crime lab in Madison Monday morning, to face a battery of lie detector 
tests.
No Charge Filed
No charge has been filed against him.
The bodies of the dead men were found in the blood-spattered Goodchild apartment 
early Saturday morning. Becker was unconscious, with a .22 caliber bullet through 
the back of his dead, and the elder Goodchild was found slumped against a kitcen 
wall, a slug through his right eye and a rifle clutched in his hands.
Becker died three hours later at the Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. Dr. Theodore 
Teitgen Manitowoc County coroner, said that Goodchild had been killed instantly.
In his original story to Bero and Two Rivers Police chief Edward F. Pazdera, the 
younger goodchild said he and his father met Becker Friday night during a tour of 
Two Rivers bars. When he awoke, it was 3 a.m., and the car was parked in front of 
the Goodchild home.
Original Story Changed
The son told police he found the two bodies lying in the apartment, with the kitchen 
table set and breakfast prepared.
Sunday night, after being held as a material witness at the county jail over the 
weekend, Goodchild asked Sheriff Lester Nichols to contact Bero and Pazdera, saying 
he had additional information about the deaths.
It was at that meeting, Bero said, that Goodchild changed his story.
Bero also said Monday that a suicide note found in the apartment was a hoax.
Chief Pazdera said that "there is more to this case than meets the eye," and added 
that a paraffin test of the young Goodchild's hands, to see if he had handled the 
gun, were being taken to the crime lab in Madison.
Bullet Tests Slated
Beyond saying that the son had "further implicted" himself, Bero would not release 
any further information.
Dr. Teitgen late Saturday probed the two bullets from the heads of Goodchild and 
Becker, to see if they were fired from the same gun. Ballistics tests will be made,  
he said.
The coroner added that a careful check disclosed only two shots had been fired from 
the death rifle.
The suicide note, scrawled in a nearly illegible writing, had been sigend "Earl Sr.," 
and was addressed to his son.
Goodchild Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Earl Goodchild Sr., were held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Luke 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Lawrence Stingle officiated and interment 
was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Pall bearers were Richard Deprey, Robert 
Martell, Lyle Spiering, William Braker, William Schroeder and John Carrol.
Mr. Goodchild was born in Talbot, Mich., in 1895, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
Frank Goodchild. He married Marie Zenz at Crandon, Wis., in 1918, the family 
coming to Two Rivers in 1926. Mrs. Goodchild died in August, 1951, in Two Rivers. 
For many years Mr. Goodchild was employed as a spot welder at the Hamilton Manufact-
uring Company, Two Rivers.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Norman Spiering of Oshkosh; two sons, Alvin and Earl 
Jr., of Two Rivers; two brothers, George of Oshkosh and Edward of Marquette, Mich.; 
and five grandchildren.
Funeral services for the other victim of the double tragedy, Everett G. Becker, 39, 
of Two Rivers, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home in Two Rivers. Burial will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery in Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 16, 1953 P. 1
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[Earl L.S. Goodchild]
(NOTE: There are probably more accounts in later papers, but only these were
transcribed for the obituary information)


ELAINE M. GOODCHILD

Elaine M. Goodchild, age 87, formerly of Two Rivers, died on Thursday 
afternoon, July 16, 2009, at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation 
Center, Manitowoc.
Elaine was born July 18, 1921, daughter of the late Edwin and Isabelle 
(Winkle) Carroll. She graduated from Washington High School with the 
class of 1939. On April 18, 1942, she married Alvin E. Goodchild at St. 
Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. He preceded her in death on March 15, 
2003. Elaine was employed as a sales clerk for Evans Department Store 
in Two Rivers for 20 years. She was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader, 
a member of the Two Rivers Senior Center, and a member of the Ladies of 
St. Luke and St. Peter the Fisherman Church.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Deborah Goodchild Siminski; 
one brother: John Carroll; a sister-in-law: Carmajean Spiering; and a 
brother-in-law: Earl Goodchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 
at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at 
the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. William O'Brien. Cremation 
has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center and Elaine will be laid to rest 
at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, following the service.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 8:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. 
at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers.
The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home and All-Care Cremation Center, Two 
Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 19, 2009


MARIE GOODCHILD

Mrs. Earl Goodchild Sr., 1912 Monroe street, Two Rivers, died suddenly Sunday 
morning at her home of a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Catholic church, 
Two Rivers, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. V. Hugo officiating. Interment will be in 
Holy Cross cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Goodchild, nee Marie Zenz, was born in Green Bay in 1898. She was married 
at Crandon, Wis., in 1918 to Earl Goodchild. They moved to Two Rivers in 1926.
Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Norman Spiering of Oshkosh; two 
sons, Alvin and Earl Jr., of Two Rivers; six sisters, Mrs. Alton Willis, Mrs. 
William Schumacher and Mrs. __ Swick, all of Kimberly, Wis., Mrs. Joseph Benton 
of Milwaukee, Mrs. Damian Lenz of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mrs. Earl Schroeder of 
Loomis, Wis.; three brothers, George Zenz of Two Rivers, and Everett and Bernard 
Willis of Milwaukee. There are five grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral home, Two Rivers, until 
the hour of services. The rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 13, 1951  P.2


MELVIN GOODCHILD

Melvin C. (Mel) Goodchild, 67, of 1516 23rd St., Two Rivers, a pharmacist for 
more than 45 years, associated since 1954 with the Plantico Drug Co., Two Rivers, 
died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 9:35 pm Friday. Mr. Goodchild had been 
previously in good health and worked at his profession at the Plantico Store 
until 9:25 pm Friday when he left for his home where he was stricken. Funeral 
services will be at 2 pm Monday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 
the Rev. Richard H. Trump officiating. Burial will be in Forest View Cemetery (sic), 
Two Rivers.
Mr. Goodchild was born May 26, 1899 at DePere, a son of the late Louis and Lottie 
Ames Goodchild. He was graduated from DePere High School during which years he 
was employed at the former Lang Drug Store in that city. After his graduation he 
took a short course in pharmacy at Marquette University, Milwaukee and then took 
employment at the Milbauer Drug Co. store at Clintonville. In 1922 Mr. Goodchild 
came to Two Rivers to become employed as a pharmacist at the Kirst Drug Co. 
store, predecessor to the Plantico establishment. In the middle 1930's he went 
to Milwaukee where he was manager of the Prescription Department of the former 
Liggett Store on Wisconsin Ave. He returned to Two Rivers in 1954 and had been 
employed with the Plantico firm since.
He was a member of DesPeres Lodge No. 85 F. & A.M., DePere and a longtime member 
of Two Rivers Lodge of Elks No. 1380. In his early years he was active in music 
circles. 
Besides his wife, the former Anna Sievert of Two Rivers, whom he married Oct. 24, 
1924 at Lake Geneva, he leaves a sister, Mrs. E.G. Wilson of Woodruff, Wis., and 
a niece, Mrs. Melva Mayor of Milwaukee. Friends may call at the funeral chapels 
after 2 pm Sunday. Members of Elks will leave as a unit after annual memorial 
services at the club house at 5 pm to pay their respects to the late member. 
Masonic memorial services to be conducted by Two Rivers Lodge of Masons No. 200 
will be at 7:30 pm Sunday at the funeral chapels.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., Dec. 3, 1966 page M15
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(28 May 1899/Dec. 1966/SSDI)
(Note: The cemetery records and stones indicate the Goodchild family burials
are in Holy Cross cemetery in Two Rivers)


AGNES M. GORDON PLOOR

Agnes M. Gordon Ploor, age 89, a resident of Wisteria Haus, formerly of 2328 
44th St., Two Rivers, died peacefully, Wednesday afternoon, August 21, 2013, 
at Wisteria Haus.
Agnes was born November 30, 1923 in Two Rivers, a daughter of the late August 
and Mary (Renier) DeBauche. She was a graduate of St. Luke's Catholic Grade 
School and Two Rivers Washington High School. On April 15, 1944, she married 
Donald Gordon in Greenleaf, Ky. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1969. On 
February 17, 1973, she married Fred J. Ploor at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church 
in Two Rivers. He preceded her in death on October 30, 1991. Agnes was employed 
at Mirro Aluminum Co. for many years until her retirement. She was a member of 
the Two Rivers Senior Center, St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Parish, and a 
former member of the Ladies of St. Peter the Fisherman. Agnes loved knitting, 
crocheting, sewing, quilting and going to their cottage in Little Sturgeon. 
She also enjoyed playing her Hammond Organ.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
In addition to her parents, her first husband, Donald Gordon and her second 
husband, Fred Ploor, she was also preceded in death by two sons: Steven Gordon 
and Charles (Chucky" Gordon; two brothers: Russell DeBauche and Phillip DeBauche; 
one sister, Beatrice (Fritz) Nies; step son: Wayne (Butch) Ploor and a step 
granddaughter: Nada Greenley.
Funeral services will be held at 1030 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2013, at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3218 Catholic Church, 3218 Tannery Rd., Two 
Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Tom Reynebeau, 
with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic 
Church on Monday morning, August 26, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass 
at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506 18th St., Two Rivers, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Agnes' family extends a special thank you to Mary Budnik and the staff at Wisteria 
Haus for the care & kindness given to our mother over the past six years. Also 
special thanks to the staff of Home Care Health Service & Hospice for the excellent 
care during her final days.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2013
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(Buried with her first spouse)


BETTE-JO GORDON

Betty Jo Gordon, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon of Sturgeon 
Bay was buried at Holy Cross cemetery in Two Rivers Monday.
Services were held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lapean, 1123 Madison 
street. 
Rev.W. G. Haase officiated at the services.
Betty Jo was born in Sturgeon Bay July 11. She is survived by her parents, a 
sister Patricia, and grandmother, Mrs. Grace Gordon and grandfather Joseph 
Mahlik of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 16, 1942  P.2
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[Betty Joe/age 25 da.]

CHARLOTTE A. GORDON

Charlotte A. Gordon, age 73, of 1909 31st Street, Two Rivers, entered eternal life surrounded by her family Thursday evening, April 16, 2015 at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center, Green Bay.
Charlotte was born on March 31, 1942 in Algoma, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of the late Lewellyn and Lorraine Kelliher Rohr. Charlotte was employed at Hamilton Industries for over 30 years. She was married to George T. Gordon in April 1979 in Manitowoc. Charlotte was a loving wife, wonderful mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed playing the guitar, reading, singing, helping at her church in the library. In Charlottes younger years she enjoyed walking, biking, camping, volleyball, and going to the rodeo. She spent countless hours with her great grandchildren who she referred to as the "Great Ones". Charlotte was a member of Hope Community Church.
She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years: G. T. Gordon; her children: Shane (Karen) Reno, Green Bay; Christine Reinke and her fiancé Scott Elsner, Green Bay; grandchildren:
Shawntel Hoffman and her fiancé Eric Mott, Hailey Reinke, Cami Elsner, Kristin Cartier, and Tim Cartier; her little great ones: Logan, Calum, Brody, and Sicily; four brothers: Florian (Marilyn) Rohr, Mishicot; Ralph (Pam) Rohr, Arizona; Lloyd (Marie) Rohr, Manitowoc; Walter (Virginia) Rohr, Mississippi; one sister: Margaret (Bob) Steffens, Menasha; she also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, also neighbors and so many friends to numerous to count. As a family we attribute this to the fact that to know Charlotte was to know a friend. Today on earth our loss is so great but in heaven today they get a beautiful Angel that plays guitar.
Memorial services will be held 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Hope Community Church, 4408 County Road B, Manitowoc. Officiating will be Rev. John Aitken. Cremation has taken place at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapel. Relatives and friends may call at Hope Community Church on Wednesday from 3 p.m. until the time of services at 5 p.m..
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be given in her name. Online condolences to the family may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, North 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wis., April 19, 2015

DONALD X. GORDON

Donald Gordon, 46, of 1110-24th St., Two Rivers, who Monday had reopened the 
City Bakery on Washington Street in Two Rivers, was found dead in his car at 
his home early Thursday. An autopsy was to be performed according to Dr. 
Theodore Teitgen, county coroner.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Klein and Stangel, Inc., 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. 
Earl Brouchoud officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Donald Gordon was born at Charleston, Ill., Feb. 7, 1923, a son of the late 
Edward and Gertrude Gordon. He married the former Agnes De Bauche of Two Rivers 
at Greenleaf, Ky., April 15, 1944 after which the couple returned to Two Rivers 
to reside. 
Manager of the bakery department at Copp's store at Manitowoc for some time, Mr. 
Gordon last week acquired the City Bakery at Two Rivers. He had gone to the 
bakery Wednesday night and returned shortly after midnight. For 20 years earlier 
he had worked at Eggers Plywood Co. at Two Rivers. He was a member of the St. 
Joseph Athletic Assn.
Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mary Ellen at home; four sons, Ronald, 
Charles and Steven, all at home, and Thomas, with the Armed Forces at Ft. Benning, 
Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Pearcy of Michigan, Mrs. Della Smyser and Mrs. 
Russel Werden of Charleston, Ill., and Mr. Earl Chapmas of Rockford, Ill.; four 
brothers, Charles of Flora, Ill., Henry of Rockford, and Clinton and Gerald of 
Charleston.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday where memorial services 
will be at 7:45 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 24, 1969  P.5


GERALD T. GORDON

Gerald Thomas Gordon, four-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon, Two 
Rivers, died at the hospital there at 6 o'clock last night after a short illness. 
He was the Gordon's only child. 
Funeral services will be held at Two Rivers Monday afternoon, at 1:45 o'clock 
from the Jansky funeral home and at 2 o'clock from St. Mark's Catholic church 
with the Rev. Peter Nilles officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery. 
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Sunday afternoon to the hour of 
the services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 27, 1940  P.4
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[age 4 mo.]


STEVEN ALLEN GORDON

MS-3(sic) Steven A. Gordon, 27, of Little Creek, Va., died Monday, November 16, 
at Virginia Beach, Va.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gordon was born April 8, 1954, at Two Rivers, son of Agnes DeBauche Gordon 
and the late Donald Gordon. He was presently serving in the United States Navy.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ploor of Two Rivers, 
three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ronald and Alice Gordon, Thomas and Sandra 
Gordon and Charles Gordon, a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and William VanLieshout, 
a stepbrother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Caroline Ploor and maternal grandmother, 
Mrs. August DeBauche of Two Rivers; maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Mary Renier of 
Lena, Wis., and nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 5 p.m. 
Friday. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, November 18, 1981 P. 3
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[bur. 11-21-1981/age 27 yrs.]


JAMES M. GOSPODAREK

James M. Gospodarek, 48, of 230-25th St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Monday 
night, October 28, 1991, at his home.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Catholic Church. Msgr. 
Edward Witzak, cousin of Jim, will officiate and a special prayer will be said 
by Pastor Mark Brunn. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born May 19, 1943, at Manitowoc, son of Michael and Oriet Hrudka Gospodarek. 
He married Diane M. Spevacek, August 28, 1965, at St. Luke's Church, Two Rivers. 
In 1965, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison. At that time he became employed at Manitowoc 
County Bank and for the past 16 years has been employed as an Officer with the 
Manitowoc County Sheriffs Department. He worked as a Detective, Trainee Officer, 
Jail Administrator and was currently working as the Court and Process Officer. 
He coached Junior Ramler Football for the past 12 years. He was a member of the 
Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was a former member of the Red Cross and Manitowoc 
Lions Club and served as Secretary-Treasurer of both organizations. He was also 
an avid dartball player for over 30 yeas.
Survivors include his wife, Diane; a soon, Steven Gospodarek at home; a daughter 
and son-in-law, Kris and David Gilbert of Milwaukee; his parents of Manitowoc; 
three brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Jean Gospodarek of Manitowoc. Donald 
and Glenda Gospodarek of Newton, Jerry and Kellie Gospodarek of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at St. Luke's Church from 4:30 p.m. until the time of services at 
7 p.m. Wednesday. Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, is in charge 
of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 30, 1991  P. B10
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[bur. 10-31-1991]


ELAINE GOTCHER

Mrs. M. L. Gotcher, 39, of 1917 Madison St., Two Rivers, died early Saturday 
morning at Manitowoc Memorial Hospital. She had been in failing health the 
past eight months.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. H.J. 
Schmitz officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Gotcher, nee Elaine Hallada, was born July 24, 1921 in Two Rivers, a 
daughter of the late William and Mrs. Catherine Prucha Hallada. She attended 
St. Luke Parochial School and was graduated from Two Rivers Washington High 
School with the class of 1938. After her graduation she made her home in New 
Mexico, where she was employed for four years at the Western Art Studio at 
Hobbs. She returned to Two Rivers where she was married to Marion L. Gotcher 
of Texas, June 1, 1946.
Besides her husband and mother she leaves two sons, Donald and William, at 
home; three sisters, Mrs. Edwin Kappelman and Mrs. John Couchaine, both of 
Two Rivers and Mrs. Halvin Halgerson of Manitowoc, and a brother, Anthony, 
of Two Rivers. 
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 4 p.m. Monday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 7:45 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 21, 1961  P.11


MARION L. GOTCHER

Marion L. (Pete) Gotcher, 78, formerly of Village Green West Apartments in Two 
Rivers, died Thursday evening, June 18, 1992, at Lakeland Community Hospital, 
Elkhorn, Wis.
Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 1992, at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers, with the Rev. Gregory J. Smith officiating.
He was born June 27, 1913, in Sweetwater, Texas, son of the late John and Ola 
Gotcher. He married Elaine Hallada on June 1, 1946, in Hobbs, New Mexico. She 
preceded him in death in 1961. Mrs. Gotcher served in the Armed Forces during 
World War II in Germany and France.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Margaret, Elkhorn, Wis.; 
one son, William, of Fort Collins, Colo.; two grandchildren, Greg and Kristy 
Gotcher; one brother and sister-in-law, Alton and Mattibelle Gotcher, Irving, 
Texas; a sister-in-law, Marcie Courchaine, Two Rivers; and many nieces and 
nephews.
Friends may call at the church from 6:00 until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, June 23, 1992 P. A2


ALPHONSE GOTSTEIN

Alphonse (Al) Gotstein, 50, of 1013 27th St., Two Rivers, a draftsman at the 
Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, for 25 years, died unexpectedly of a heart 
attack at his home at 8pm Friday. He had worked at his job at the Two Rivers 
firm up to the close of work Friday. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am 
Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10am at 
St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. H.J. Schmitz officiating. 
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Mr. Gotstein was born April 27, 1909 at Luxemburg, Wis., son of the late 
Joseph and Mrs. Mary Ley Gotstein. When he was a boy the family brought him 
to Kewaunee where he was graduated from the high school. After graduation he 
began to work for the old Kewaunee Manufacturing Co. as a draftsman. He had 
been with the Hamilton firm at Two Rivers since 1934 and was job captain in 
the contract engineering department. For a number of years he was one of the 
leading bowlers in the area, and was a member of the Hamilton Goodfellowship 
Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Sylvia Sinkula, whom he married at 
Kewaunee April 29, 1935; his mother of Algoma; two daughters, Mrs. James 
Meyers of Algoma and Judith at home; a son, Mark at home; four sisters, Mrs. 
Adam Brusky of South Bend, Ind., Mrs. Edward Hlinik? Of West Bend and Mrs. 
Wallace Kasik and Mrs. Olive Herbner of Algoma and a brother Ervin of South 
Bend, Ind. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2pm Sunday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 7:45 pm. 
Manitowoc Herald Times August 29, 1959 p.9


JOSEPH E. GOTSTEIN

Two Rivers News Boy Dies of Injuries After Auto Hits Him 
Joseph Gotstein Accident Victim 
A 13 year old Two Rivers newsboy, Joseph Gotstein, died at Two Rivers municipal 
hospital at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, two hours after being struck by a truck while 
delivering papers.
Coroner Theodore Teitgen said today an inquest will be held next week. 
The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Gotstein of 2113 Madison street, Two 
Rivers, became Manitowoc county's 15th traffic fatality as he was cycling on 
highway 147, a mile northwest of Two Rivers, at 5:30 p.m. He was delivering his 
Tuesday's Milwaukee Journal papers. 
Albert Keip, 43, of 1416 Hawthorne avenue, Two Rivers, was driving east in a Two 
Rivers Beverage company truck when he saw the bicycle rider, also eastbound, he 
told county traffic offices Edward McConnell and Henry Pleuss.
Heard A Bump 
Keip blew the truck's horn, he told the officers, then turned out to pass the 
boy. As he drove by he thought he heard a thump. Stopping the truck, he walked 
back and found the injured boy. 
While Keip awaited the arrival of the county traffic officers, the victim was 
taken to the Two Rivers hospital by Joseph Jebavy of route 2, Two Rivers, a 
passing motorist. At the hospital the boy was found to be suffering from a skull 
and left arm fractures and chest injuries. Dr. Teitgen said death was due to 
cerebral hemorrhage caused by the skull fracture. 
The accident occurred only a few feet from the driveway leading into the Lester 
Landt home on highway 147, the officers said.
Funeral Friday 
Funeral services for Joseph Gotstein will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the St. Luke 
church in Two Rivers, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. V. Hugo officiating . Burial will be 
in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the Klein and Stangel 
funeral home, Two Rivers from 7 p.m. tonight until the time of services. The rosary 
will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
Joseph was born in Two Rivers on June 12, 1936, a year after his parents moved to 
that city from Kewaunee. He was a seventh grade student in the St. Luke Catholic 
school and was a newsboy for a month before his death.
Survivors, besides the parents are two sisters, Gail, 9, and Judy, 7; a brother, 
Mark, seven months; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sinkula; and paternal 
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Gostein, all of Kewaunee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 14, 1949  P.1


SYLVIA GOTSTEIN

Mrs. Sylvia Gotstein, 72, of 2401 Polk St., Two Rivers, died Tuesday morning, 
Nov. 2, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mrs. Gtstein (sic), nee Sylvia Sinkula, was born Jan. 12, 1910, at Winnebago, 
Ill., daughter of the late Louis Sinkula and Anna Yagle Sinkula. She was married 
to Alphonnse Gotstein(sic) April 29, 1935, at Kewaunee. He died Aug. 28, 1959.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Gail Gotstein of Manitowoc; 
a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Edward Duessing of Two Rivers; her mother, 
Mrs. Anna Sinkula of Algoma; a sister, Mrs. Harriet Buchholz of Sturgeon Bay and 
10 grandchildren. A son, Joseph, a daughter, Gail and a sister preceded her in 
death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers. after 6 p.m. 
Thursday. A prayer service willl be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, November 3, 1982 P. 3
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(12 Jan 1910/Nov 1982/SSDI)


FRANCES GOUDREAU

Mrs. Frances Goudreau, 70, of 1004 19th St., Two Rivers, died Saturday at Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am Wednesday at 
Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home and at 10 am at St. Luke Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers, the Rev. Earl Brouchoud officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery.
Mrs. Goudreau, nee Frances Boulanger, was born Feb. 11, 1900 at Wausaukee, Wis., 
daughter of the late John Boulanger and Emerance Hermans. Her husband died 43 
years ago.
Survivors include a son, Harold of North Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Mrs. Bart 
Baiel, of Manitowoc; a brother, William Boulanger of Two Rivers and three 
grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 pm to 9 pm Tuesday, 
where memorial services will be 7:45 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Aug. 3, 1970 page M19
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(11 Feb 1900/Aug 1970/SSDI)


ARNO GRAF

Arno Graf, 74, formerly of the Sturgeon Bay area and a longtime operator of 
Stebbin's Hotel at Algoma, died Sunday morning at University of California-Los 
Angeles Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif.
Funeral services are tentatively set for Thursday morning at Deja and Martin 
Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, and St. Luke Catholic Church, the Rev. Earl 
Brouchoud officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Graf was born March 16, 1897, at Sturgeon Bay, son of the late Peter and 
Catherine Bier Graf. He married the former Ethel Kuss in 1917. She preceded 
him in death in 1967.
Survivors include a son, Marvin, of Two Rivers; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Jens 
of Granada Hills, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Harvey Junion of Sturgeon Bay, and 
two brothers, Paul of Green Bay and Leo of Kenosha, seven grandchildren and 
two great grandchildren. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 13, 1971
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Funeral services for Arno Graf, 74, who died Sunday morning at Los Angeles, 
will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 
and at 2 p.m. at St. Luke Catholic church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud 
will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 10 a.m. Thursday until the time 
of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 14, 1971
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[Arno George Graf]


ETHEL GRAF

Mrs. Arno (Ethel) Graf, 69, of Yuma, Ariz. Died Saturday afternoon at a 
Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital, where she had been a patient for three weeks. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. The Rev. 
Earl Brouchoud will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Graf was born June 5, 1897, in Door County, daughter of the late Mr. 
and Mrs. John Kuss. She was married to Arno Graf in 1917 at Institute, Wis. 
The couple lived in the Algoma area and operated the Stebbins Hotel until 
16 years ago moving to Yuma, Ariz. 
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Jens of Granada Hills, 
Calif.; a son, Marvin of Two Rivers; a brother, Harlan Kuss of Algoma and six 
grandchildren. A son preceded her in death during service in World War II.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 27, 1967  P.9 


CLEMENTINE GRAFF

Clementine L. Graff, age 89, formerly of 3119 45th St., Two Rivers, currently 
residing at Sacred Heart Court, Manitowoc, died early Wednesday, April 3, 2002 
at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2002 at Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be the Rev. William G. O'Brien with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Clementine was born April 7, 1912 in the town of Two Rivers, daughter of the 
late Anton and Anna Delsman Stadler. She attended St. Luke Parochial School and 
Two Rivers Washington High School, graduating with the class of 1930. She also 
attended the County Normal Teachers College. On Aug. 31, 1938, she was married 
to Raymond W. Graff at St. Luke Catholic Church at St. Luke Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The couple celebrated 63 years of marriage this past August. Raymond 
preceded her in death Dec. 28, 2001. Clem taught at the Rangeline School in the 
town of Two Rivers, Holy Redeemer Catholic School and St. Luke Catholic School, 
until her retirement. She was an active member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
serving on the liturgical committee, lector, member of the choir and a member of 
the Ladies of Holy Redeemer. She was also a past member of the Manitowoc County 
Catholic Women's Club and as a past 4-H club leader. She enjoyed cooking, doing 
crafts, sewing and was an avid card player.
Survivors include three daughters and son-in-law: Ann and Jim Shavlik, Waupun; 
Sue and Joe Erickson, Appleton; Margaret and Don Gotcher, Elkhorn; three sons and 
two daughters-in-law: John and Carol Graff, Francis Creek; Richard and Judy Graff, 
Two Rivers; and Bob Graff, Crystal Falls, Mich.; 21 grandchildren: Bill Shavlik, 
Paul (Sheri) Shavlik, Mark (Cheryl) Shavlik, Mike (Sandie) Shavlik, Cristine (Joe) 
Lustik, Craig Graff, Jeff (Elvia) Graff, Tom (Cheryl) Graff, Don (Joann) Graff, 
Kathy (Chris) Fries, Debbie (Kevin) Hanson, Dave (Julie) Graff, Dan, Mike and Sarah 
Graff, Gregg (Stephanie) Gotcher, Kristy Gotcher, Debby (Frank) Schuler, Mike 
(Laura) Erickson, Dave (Gloria) Erickson and Jeff (Mercedes) Erickson; 11 great-
grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law: Valeria Stadler, Wauwatosa; and Agnes Stadler, 
Manitowoc nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters.
Relatives and friends may call at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 
from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday (TONIGHT) and at the church on Friday after 10 a.m. until 
the time of Mass at 11 a.m. There will be a parish prayer service held this evening 
at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home led by Fr. Bill.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Redeemer-Sacred Heart Endowment Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, April 4, 2002  P. A3
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(07 Apr 1912/03 Apr 2002/SSDI)


DOROTHY GRAFF

In ill health for two years, Mrs. Joseph Graff of Two Rivers, died early Saturday 
night at the Municipal hospital, where she had been a patient for seven weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Catholic church, 
with the Rev. C.V. Hugo, offering the requiem high mass. Burial will be in Calvary 
cemetery.
The body may be viewed at the Beduhn funeral home tonight, where the rosary will 
be recited at 7:45 p.m.
Born in Two Rivers in 1896, Mrs. Graff was the former Dorothy Beth. She was a 
graduate of St. Luke's Parochial school and later was employed in the shipping 
department of the Aluminum Goods company in Two Rivers.
She was married to Joseph Graff of Two Rivers in 1926. There are no children.
A member of the Altar society at St. Luke's, Mrs. Graff was also an active Red 
Cross worker during the recent war, having contributed many knitted articles 
which were eventually sent to service people overseas.
Surviving, in addition to the husband, are six brothers, Aloysius, Claude and 
Hilary Beth of Two Rivers, Raymond Beth of Harvey, Ill., Luke Beth of Minneapolis 
and John Beth of Racine; four sisters, Mrs. Leo Wolfe and Mrs. James Konop of Two 
Rivers, Mrs. James Rady of Chilton and Mrs. Lester Seidl of Manitowoc.
Eighteen nieces and nephews also survive.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, September 9, 1946 P. 2
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(Note: Her stone is in Holy Cross cemetery, Two Rivers)


GERTRUDE GRAFF

Mrs. John Graff, 52, of route 1, Two Rivers, died suddenly Saturday night at 
the Two Rivers Municipal hospital where she had been taken following a stroke 
earlier in the day at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kiel and Stangel Inc., 
funeral home, Two Rivers, with burial in Holy Cross cemetery. The body may be 
viewed at the funeral home. 
Born in Kewaunee in 1894, Mrs. Graff was the former Gertrude Hessel. She was 
married to John Graff, also of Kewaunee, in 1911 and the couple settled on a 
farm in Kewaunee county for several years before taking over the operation of 
the farm in the town of Two Rivers about 24 years ago. They have farmed there 
ever since, with Mr. Graff preceding his wife in death about three years ago.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hessel of Kewaunee; a son, Raymond 
Graff, town of Two Rivers farmer and operator of a trucking line; and four 
grandchildren
Five brothers, William, Lloyd, Arnold and Donald Hessel, all of Kewaunee, and 
Phillip Hessel of Michigan City, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Augustine 
of Green Bay and Mrs. George Knopp of Kewaunee, also survive.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 14, 1947  P.2


JOHN G. GRAFF

John Graff, 75, residing on a farm a mile north of Two Rivers on Highway 42 
died at the Two Rivers municipal hospital last night, following a three months 
illness.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Klein and Stangel, 
Inc., funeral home in Two Rivers and at nine o'clock from the St. Luke's church. 
Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery at Two Rivers. 
Mr. Graff was born in West Kewaunee in 1887 and in 1910? married Miss Gertrude 
Hessel of Kewaunee. After residing in Kewaunee county for a number of years the 
couple moved to the present farm in 1921.
Besides his wife he leaves a son Raymond on the farm home, sister, Mrs. William 
Goetz of Two Rivers, three brothers, Frank of Marshfield, Theodore of Marinette, 
Joseph of Two Rivers and three grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Saturday noon ___ and the rosary 
will be recited there Sunday evening. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 23, 1944  P.2


JOSEPH GRAFF

Joseph H. Graff, 96 of 2117 32nd Street, Two Rivers, died Thursday, April 30, 
1987 at the Two Rivers Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 am 
Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Paul Schumacher will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Graff was born March 1, 1891 at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, son of the late John 
and Elizabeth Semmen Graff. He married Dorothy Beth who preceded him in death 
in 1946. He then married Serena Clinton in 1947 at St. Luke Catholic Church, 
Two rivers. Mr. Graff worked at Hamilton Industries for 31 years, retiring at 
the age of 65.
Survivors include his wife, Serena; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and 
Gladys Clinton of Louisville, Kentucky and James and Mary Ellen Clinton of 
Greendale, Wisconsin; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Ambrose Allie of Two 
Rivers; 15 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; 6 sisters-in-law, 3 brothers-
in-law, nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 
1 sister.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 5 pm to 
8 pm Sunday evening where a parish memorial will be at 7 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., May 1, 1987 page 18
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(1 Mar 1891/Apr 1987/SSDI)


RAYMOND W. GRAFF

Raymond W. Graff, age 87, of 3119 45th St., Two Rivers, died Friday morning, 
Dec. 28, 2001 at the Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2001 at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. William G. O'Brien, with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
He was born Jan. 21, 1914 in Kewaunee, son of the late John and Gertrude Hessel 
Graff. He attended school in Two Rivers, graduating from Washington High School 
with the class of 1932. On Aug. 31, 1938, he was married to Clementine Stadler 
at St. Luke's in Two Rivers. The couple celebrated 63 years of marriage this 
past August. Ray owned and operated a dairy farm in the town of Two Rivers for 
many years, and also trucked milk for the White House Condensery of Manitowoc. 
After his retirement, he also worked for Lakeside Packing Co. for a number of 
years. Raymond was active in local politics, having served several terms as 
town chairman for the town of Two Rivers, and also served on the Manitowoc 
County Board, serving as chairman of the highway committee. He loved to fish, 
hunt and was an avid card player, always ready for a game of sheepshead.
Survivors include his wife: Clementine; three sons and two daughters-in-law; 
John and Carol Graff, Francis Creek; Richard and Judy Graff, Two Rivers; and 
Bob Graff, Crystal Falls, Mich.; three daughters and sons-in-law: Ann and Jim 
Shavlik, Waupun; Sue and Joe Erickson, Appleton, Margaret and Don Gotcher, 
Elkhorn; 21 grandchildren; Bill Shavlik, Paul (Sheri) Shavlik, Mark (Cheryl) 
Shavlik, Mike (Sandie) Shavlik, Cristine (Joe) Lustik, Craig Graff, Jeff (Elvia) 
Graff, Tom (Cheryl) Graff, Don (Jann) Graff, Kathy (Chris) Fries, Debbie (Kevin) 
Hanson, Dave (Julie) Graff, Dan Graff, Mike Graff, Sara Graff, Gregg (Stephanie) 
Gotcher, Kristy Gotcher, Debby (Frank) Schuler, Mike (Laura) Erickson, Dave 
(Gloria) Erickson, Jeff (Mercedes) Erickson; 10 great-grandchildren and other 
relatives and friends also survive.
Relatives and friends may call at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 
from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday (TONIGHT), and at the church on Monday after 10 a.m. 
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m. A parish wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. 
this evening at the funeral home, led by Fr. Bill.
Herald Times Reporter, December 30, 2001  P. A6
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(21 Jan 1914/28 Dec 2001/SSDI)


SERENA GRAFF

Serena L. Graff, age 93, of the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, formerly of 
2117 32nd St., died Thursday, September 23, 1993, at the Two Rivers Community 
Hospital.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 1993, at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, with the Rev. Paul Schumacher officiating with burial in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born July 7, 1900, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Joseph and Regina 
Wachtel Hoffman. She married Thomas H. Clinton, he preceded her in death December 
1945. She married Joseph H. Graff, in 1948, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers, he preceded her in death, April 30, 1987. She was a member of The Ladies 
of Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers Homemakers, and the Two Rivers Senior Citizens.
Surviors (sic) include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Thomas J. Clinton, 
Louisville, Ky., James and Mary Ellen Clinton, Greendale, Wis.; one daughter and 
son-in-law, Joyce and Ambrose Allie, Two Rivers; one brother and two sister-in-
law (sic), Hugo and Helen Hoffman, Two Rivers, Eva Hoffman, Mishicot; three sisters 
and one brother-in-law, Melania Bauer, Manitowoc, Mildred Steinhauer, Two Rivers, 
Sylvia and Richard Steinhardt, Two Rivers; 15 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 
one great great grandchild; nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in 
death by three brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday where 
a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 27, 1993 P. A2
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(7 Jul 1900/Sep 1993/SSDI)


ALLISON MICHELE GRALL

Allison Micheal Grall, 1 1/2, of 1920A Emmet St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly 
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18, at Door County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. this Monday morning in Deja and Martin 
Funeral Home and 11 a.m. in St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Don 
Becker officiated and burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Allison Grall was born Jan. 21, 1978, in Two Rivers, daughter of Thomas J. and 
Paige Perry Grall.
Survivors include paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Grall of Manitowoc; 
maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Perry of Two Rivers; paternal great 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grall of Manitowoc, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 
Hoffmann of Two Rivers; maternal great great grandmother, Mrs. Adeline Brocker of 
Two Rivers; uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Herald Times Reporter, August 20, 1979 P. 3


BERTHA C. GRALL

Mrs. Emil Grall, 62, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, died Thursday noon at Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc, following a short illness.
The former Barbara Kracht was born in the town of Mishicot and after she was 
married to Mr. Grall at Tisch Mills they operated a farm for 18 years in the 
town of Kossuth. 
Surviving are the husband, two daughters, Mrs. David Weigand and Mrs. Guinter 
Krause of Manitowoc; three sons, Howard of Appleton, Lawrence of Two Rivers 
and Emil of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; and a brother, Victor Kracht of West Allis. 
Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday by the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 26, 1953
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Funeral services for Mrs. Emil Grall, 62, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, who died Thursday 
at the Holy Family Hospital, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Urbanek 
and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Joseph Rauch will officiate and 
interment will be in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers (sic).
Born Bertha Kracht in Mishicot in 1891 she was married to Mr. Grall in 1928 and 
after four years residence at Tisch Mills they moved to the town of Kossuth.
Surviving are the husband, two daughters, three sons, a brother and seven 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home until the hour of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, March 27, 1953 P. 2
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(Note: Cemetery record has her in Holy Cross and that's where her stone is)


EMIL J. GRALL SR.

Emil Grall Sr., 71, of 101 Jackson St., Brillion, died unexpectedly Saturday 
afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc and at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc, the 
Rev. Claude LeClair officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
Mr. Grall was born August 9, 1892, at Kellnersville, son of the late Peter and 
Margaret Swoboda Grall. He married the former Julia Shusta who died in 1927. 
He married Mrs. Bertha Kracht Hanlon May 8, 1928, at Tisch Mills. The couple 
located in the town of Kossuth. He was a boilermaker at Manitowoc Shipbuilding 
Inc., retiring six years ago. He was a member of Boilermakers Union Local 443 
and Eagles Aerie No. 706. His wife died in 1953.
Surviving are three sons, Lawrence Grall of Reedsville, Emil Jr., of Manitowoc 
and Arthur of Milwaukee; a step-son Harold Hanlon of Appleton; two step-daughters, 
Mrs. David Wiegand Sr., of Manitowoc and Mrs. Guinter Krause of Elk Grove, Ill.; 
a brother, Peter of Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Gresholdt of Manitowoc 
and Mrs. Mary Novachek of Menchalville; 17 grandchildren; and two great 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 
o'clock this Monday evening.
Two Rivers Reporter, December 9, 1963 P. T-5


JEROME J. GRALL

Jerome J. Grall, 51, Manitowoc County native and a veteran military serviceman, 
died Saturday at Veterans Hospital, Madison. He had resided 11 years at Veterans 
Hospital, Tomah.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 
9:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grall was born Feb. 2, 1918, in Town of Franklin, son of Peter F. Grall and 
the late Amanda Dirkman Grall. He attended Town of Two Rivers school and entered 
the U.S. Army in 1942 serving for more than 13 years before retiring as sergeant 
first class. He saw service in Germany, Italy and Korea.
Mr. Grall, who never married, was a member of Otto Oas Post No. 659, Veterans of 
Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his father, a brother, Richard, of Rt. 1, Whitelaw, four sisters, 
Mrs. Florence Racine, of El Paso, Texas, Mrs. Aul (Rita) Yarbrough, of Jacksonville, 
Fla., and Mrs. Clarence (Virginia) Albrecht and Mrs. John (Arline) Doughty, of 
Manitowoc and nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his stepmother, Mary 
Birringer Grall, and a sister, Lucille.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock 
this Tuesday evening.
Military rites at graveside will be by the Otto Oas Post.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 2, 1969  P. T7
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(2 Feb 1918/Aug 1969/SSDI)


MARY GRALL

Mrs. Peter Grall, 65, of 2711-11th St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday afternoon
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, after a two months' illness.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral
Home, Manitowoc, and 10 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The
Rev. George Beth will officiate and burial will be in Pioneer Rest Cemetery,
Two Rivers(sic).
She was born Mary Birringer in the Town of Kossuth April 21, 1894, daughter
of the late Nick and Anna Orth Birringer. She was married to Peter Grall at
Francis Creek April 22, 1919. They located on a farm in the Town of Kossuth
and 18 years later moved to Rt. 2, Manitowoc. They reitred(sic) and moved to
Manitowoc 17 years ago.
Surviving are the husband; two sons, Richard of Two Rivers and Jerome of
Vaterans Administration at Woods, Wis.; four daughters, Mrs. Donald Racine
of Fort Bliss, Tex., Mrs. Paul Yarbrough of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs.
Clarence Albrecht and Mrs. John Doughty of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. John
Haws of Francis Creek; four brothers, Edward of Cato, Frank of Culver City,
Calif., and Matthew and Nick of Kossuth; and 10 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at
8 o'clock this Thursday evening.
May 27, 1959 handwritten on the obituary
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(Note: She is not in Pioneer Rest, her stone is in Holy Cross, Two Rivers)


PETER GRALL

Funeral services for Peter Grall, 80, of 2711-11th St., Two Rivers, who 
died Thursday at home, will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two 

Rivers. The Rev. Gerald Berken will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grall was born Oct. 4, 1889, at Menchalville, son of the late Peter Sr., 
and Margaret Swaboda Grall. On April 21, 1919, he married Mary Birringer at 
Francis Creek, and farmed on Rt. 2 until 1941 when he moved to Manitowoc. 
In 1957 he moved to Two Rivers and was employed by Mirro Aluminum Co. until 
retirement. His first wife died May 27, 1959, and Feb. 9, 1960, he married 
Anna Duveneck.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Richard, Rt. 1, Whitelaw; four daughters, 
Mrs. Florence Racine of El Paso, Texas, Mrs. Clarence (Virginia) Albrecht 
and Mrs. John (Arlene) Doughty of Manitowoc and Mrs. Paul (Rita) Yarbrough 
of Ponte Vedra, Fla.; two stepsons, Isadore of Manitowoc and Kenneth of 
Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Novachek of Menchalville and Mrs. Peter 
Gresholdt of Manitowoc; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A 
daughter and a son preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home, State Street entrance, after 3 p.m. 
Sunday where at 8 p.m. memorial services will be conducted.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 17, 1970
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(4 Oct 1889/Jan 1970/SSDI)


BARBARA L. GRANDAW

Barbara L. Grandaw, age 63, of 2205 Adams St., Two Rivers, died on 
Wednesday evening, March 4, 2009, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, 
Green Bay.
Barb was born on Aug. 20, 1945, in Aurora, Ill., daughter of the late 
Ivan and Edith (Kintgen) Ledger Jr. She attended Stephenson High School 
in Michigan, graduating with the class of 1964. She attended Marinette 
County Teachers College and graduated from Kaukauna Teachers College. 
She also attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. On June 29, 1968, 
Barb married Robert Grandaw in Stephenson, Mich. Barb was a Girl Scout 
Troop Leader, 4-H Leader and a member of the VFW Auxiliary. Barb enjoyed 
playing cards, crocheting and researching family heritage. She was unable 
to live another 10 years to see her grandsons grow up, but will always 
be watching them and loved to spend time with them.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years: Robert, Two Rivers; two daughters 
and two sons-in-law: Ellen and John Martin, Random Lake, and Amy and Michael 
Pawlitzky, Kewaunee; three grandsons: Jack Martin; and Logan and Anthony 
Pawlitzky; three sisters and three borthers-in0law: Rita and Leo Fitt, Stephenson, 
Mich.; Sara and Bruce Barstow, Jackson; Susan Johnson, Menominee, Mich.; and 
John Crossman, Menominee, Mich.; four brothers and two sisters-in-law: Robert 
Ledger, Stephenson, Mich., Kenneth and Lorna Ledger, Stephenson, Mich., Joseph 
and Bonnie Ledger, Menominee, Mich., and William Ledger, Stephenson, Mich.; 
sister-in-law: Joan (Dennis) Wideman, Clauson, Mich.; two brothers-in-law: Wayne 
(Sandy) Grandaw, Marinette, and Paul (Sherry) Grandaw, Marinette; and 
mother-in-law: Mary June Grandaw, Menominee, Mich. Aunts, uncles, nieces, 
nephews, cousins and many wonderful friends also survive. She was preceded in 
death by two sisters: an infant sister Mary Ann, and a sister, Juanita Crossman.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass 
of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Robert Rhyner, with burial to follow 
at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Sunday, March 8, 2009, from 
2 to 6 p.m. at Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two 
Rivers. A prayer service will be held at 5:30 p.m., led by Sister Patricia 
Touhey.
Visitation will continue on Monday, March 9, 2009, at St. Peter the Fisherman 
Catholic Church from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Aurora Visiting 
Nurse Association of Wisconsin Hospice and the doctors, nurses and staff at 
Aurora BayCare for the compassionate care given to Barbara and her family; 
and to all of the special friends who have helped during this time.
Barb was a loving and caring wife, mom, grandma, and will be missed by all 
who knew her.
Herald Times Reporter, March 7, 2009


ROBERT G. GRANDAW

Robert G. Grandaw, age 64, of 2205 Adams St., Two Rivers, died on Sunday 
afternoon, March 22, 2009, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice 
Center, Sheboygan Falls.
Robert was born on Aug. 21, 1944, in Menominee, Mich., son of the late 
Joseph and Delores (Chernetski) Grandaw. He graduated from Menominee High 
School in Michigan in 1962. On June 29, 1968, he married the former Barbara 
Ledger in Stephenson, Mich. She preceded him in death on March 4, 2009. He 
was employed by Hamilton Industries, retiring in 2008. He was a family man 
and enjoyed spending time with his grandsons.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by his wife: Barbara Grandaw; and his parents: 
Joseph and Delores Grandaw.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2009, at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be Rev. Robert Rhyner, with burial to follow at Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 
Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 4 to 7 p.m. A prayer service 
will be held at 6:45 p.m., led by Sister Patricia Touhey.
Visitation will continue Friday, March 27, 2009, at St. Peter the Fisherman 
Church from 9:30 until 10:15 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made is Robert's name to Sharon S. 
Richardson Community Hospice Center, W2850 State Road 28, Sheboygan Falls, 
WI 53085.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is 
assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the nurses and staff of 
Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center, and to (private) and (private) 
for their compassionate care given to Robert and his family.
Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 2009


MAY LAVERN GRANDEAU

Little May Laverne Grandow, the two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Grandow, passed away at the family home, after being ill for some time.  The funeral 
was held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from St. Mark's church, the Rev. Peter 
Nilles officiating. Interment took place at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Two Rivers Reporter - Mar. 18 1927


NADA GREENLEY

Nada L. Greenley, age 52, of 916 Bellevue Place, Two Rivers, died on Saturday 
evening, Feb., 12, 2011, at Froedtert Memorial LUtheran Hospital, Wauwatosa.
Nada was born Dec. 22, 1958, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Caroline (Pilon) 
Ploor and the late Wayne A. Ploor. She attended Two Rivers Public Schools, and 
was a graduate of Washington High School with the class of 1977. Nada also 
attended the Unviersity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Lakeshore Technical college, 
where she earned a degree in the medical technician program. She worked in the 
kitchens of various Health Care Facilities throughout the State of Wisconsin 
for many years. Nada was a member and current officer of the Two Rivers Eagles 
Club; she was a member of "Beyond the Boundries" of Milwaukee; and was an avid 
pool and dartball player in various leagues in Two Rivers.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) She was preceded in death by her father: Wayne 
"Butch" Ploor; and one nephew: Bubba Ploor.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Tom Reynebeau will 
officiate at the service, with burial to take place in Holy Cross Cemetery at 
a later date.
Friends may call at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506-18th St., Two Rivers, 
from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. An Eagles memorial service will be held at 
7 p.m, followed by a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m, led by Sr. Pat. Visitation 
will continue Thursday morning at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of 
Mass at 10:30 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Feb. 15, 2011


ADELE M. GREENWOOD

Adele M. Greenwood, age 83, a resident of the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, 
died Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 1994, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two 
Rivers.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 1994, at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate at the Mass of 
Christian Burial, with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born August 5, 1911, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Stanley and Anna 
Gonia Sievert. She married Martin E. Greenwood, August 27, 1930, at Sacred Heart 
church, Two Rivers. He preceded her in death May 17, 1984.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John and Jean Greenwood, Two Rivers; 
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Joan and Robert Behringer, Two Rivers, Ann 
Carter, Palm Desert, Calif., Mary and Mark Williams, Evergreen, Colo.; two sisters-
in-law, Helen Sievert, Two Rivers, Marie Krejcarek, West Allis; ten grandchildren 
and two great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Francis (Sonny) Sievert and 
Kenneth Sievert.
Friends may call at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of 
services at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Klein and Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, assisted the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 21, 1994 P. A2


BRIAN D. GREENWOOD

Brian D. Greenwood, age 58, of 3100 Southbrook Court, Manitowoc, died on 
Friday morning, Sept. 10, 2010, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Brian was born Jan. 19, 1952, in Two Rivers, son of the late Raymond and 
Virginia (Wiese) Greenwood. He was employed with the Holiday House, 
Manitowoc, as an assembler for over 20 years. Brian was a medalist in the 
Special Olympics and was a lifelong fan of "The Wizard of Oz."
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
He was also preceded in death by one brother: Wayne Greenwood; and his dog 
and best friend, Chico.
Private family services were held.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with 
funeral arrangements.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staffs at Holiday 
House and Rainbow House for their care and compassion shown toward Brian 
and his family.
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 12, 2010


GENEVIEVE E. GREENWOOD

Genevieve E. Greenwood, age 88, a resident of Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, 
died Tuesday evening, April 3, 2001, at the home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2001, at Most Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be Reverend William O'Brien. Burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Genevieve was born January 14, 1913, in Montreal, Canada, daughter of the late 
Felix and Elizabeth St. Germaine Belisle. On August 30, 1941 she married James D. 
Greenwood in Two Rivers. He preceded her in death on November 17, 1970. Genevieve 
was employed with the Carron Net Company for 17 years until her retirement in 1974. 
She was a member of the Two Rivers Senior Citizens. Genevieve was an avid gardener 
and a wonderful cook & baker. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, 
Annette & Richard Rohrer and Kathleen & Lee Buvid, all of Two Rivers, ten 
grandchildren, Lynn (Gordon) Rudeger, Steger, IL, Laurie Palichek, Kwajalein, 
Marshall Island, Tim Yana, Oshkosh, Amy (Gregg) Frank, Neenah, Mark (Lisa) Rohrer, 
Manitowoc, Michael Rohrer & special friend, Beth, Racine, Stacy & fiancee, Steve 
Johnston, Denver, CO, Steve (Sandic) Rohrer, Madison, Scott Buvid, Two Rivers, and 
Lisa Kay (Patrick) Valenta, Two Rivers, one Son In Law & spouse, Rueben & Pat Yana, 
of Omro, Wisconsin, a special friend Alvina Karnitz of Two Rivers. Nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive.
Genevieve was also preceded in death by one daughter, Winifred Yana, and eleven 
brothers & sisters.
Friends may call at Holy Redeemer Church on Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. until 
the time of services at 11 a.m. There will be NO THURSDAY evening visitation. Klein 
& Stangel Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Memorials will be made to Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church or Hamilton Memorial 
Home.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the staff of Aurora Medical Center and 
extend their gratitude to the care-givers of Hamilton Memorial Home for being 
kind & considerate & truly making it her home for the past 5 years.
Herald Times Reporter, April 5, 2001 P. A10
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(14 Jan 1913/03 Apr 2001/SSDI)


JAMES GREENWOOD

James D. Greenwood, 63, of 1812-13h St., Two Rivers, died late Tuesday afternoon 
at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Klein and Stangel, Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers, and `10 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, the Rev. Joseph Boehm 
officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
He was born March 14, 1907 at Two Rivers, son of the late James, Sr. and Mary 
Bonk Greenwood. His father was a widely known sports promoter in the Two Rivers 
area and former owner and operator of Washington House. He attended Washington 
High School. He married Genevieve Belisle Aug. 30, 1941, at Two Rivers, and had 
been a desk clerk at the Manitowoc Motor Hotel.
Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Ruben (Winifred) Yana of Omro, 
Mrs. Richard (Annette) Rohrer of Wausau, and Mrs. Lee (Kathleen) Buvid of Two 
Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Maus of Two Rivers, Mrs. Emil Grejcarek of 
Milwaukee, and Miss Jacqueline Greenwood of Manitowoc; two brothers, Martin of Two 
Rivers, and Woodrow of California, and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday. A memorial service will 
be conducted at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 18, 1970  P.22


MARTIN GREENWOOD

Martin E. Greenwood, 76, of 3131 Adams St., Two Rivers, died Thursday evening, 
May 17, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Rev. 
Paul Schumacher will officiate and burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Greenwood was born Feb. 16, 1908, in Two Rivers, son of the late James and 
Mary Bonk Greenwood. He married Adele Sievert on Aug. 27, 1930, at Two Rivers. 
Mr. Greenwood was a member of the Elks Lodge 1380, Two Rivers, and Knights of 
Columbus Council 1957, Two Rivers. In 1932 Mr. Greenwood started his own radio 
repair business. The business developed and after operating in several locations 
is still operating as Greenwood's T.V. & Appliance on Memorial Drive.
Survivors include his wife, Adele; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Jean 
Greenwood of Two Rivers; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Joan and Robert 
Behringer of Two Rivers, Ann J. Lese of Eau Claire and Mary and Mike Thiret of 
Evergreen, Colorado; a brother, Woodrow Greenwood of Oakland, Calif.; three 
sisters, Mrs. Leona Maus of Two Rivers, Mrs. Emil (Marie) Krjcarek of West 
Allis and Jacqueline Greenwood of Manitowoc, eight grandchildren and one great 
grandchild.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 4 p.m. to 
8 p.m. Sunday afternoon where a memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Knights of 
Columbus will meet with the family for the memorial service.
Herald Times Reporter, May 18, 1984 P. 3
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For the obituary of Martin E. Greenwood, 76, of 3131 Adams Street, Two Rivers, 
who died Thursday evening, May 17, at his residence, a brother, James Greenwood, 
also preceded him in death.
Herald Times Reporter, June 3, 1984 P. 3
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[bur. 05-21-1984/age 76 yrs.]
(16 Feb 1908/May 1984/SSDI)


RAPHAEL J. GREENWOOD

Raphael J. Greenwood, age 87, formerly of 1016 18th St., Two Rivers, died 
peacefully, after a lengthy illness, on Saturday evening, June 14, 2008, 
after a brief stay at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Raphael was born on Jan. 3, 1921, in Two Rivers, son of the late David and 
Maude (Cusik) Greenwood. Raphael was a World War II veteran with the U.S. 
Navy, serving from 1942 to 1945 on the USS St. Louis; USS Bogue; and the USS 
Ticonderoga. He received the Crossed Golden Dragon; Philippine Liberation Bar; 
and several Bronze stars. On March 24, 1945, he married the former Margaret 
"Peggy" J. Steinberg at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. He was employed 
at the Manitowoc Shipyards, Mirro and Hamilton Industries. Raphael was the 
owner and operator of Greenwood's Septic Tank Service until his retirement. 
He was a life member of the Two Rivers Vets Club Post 1248; Manitowoc DAV 
Post 659; and the "Big T" Veterans Association.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law: JeanAnn Greenwood; sisters: 
Florian (Raymond) Schwerzler; Virginia Guetschow; Ione (Howard) Timm; Beatrice 
(Omar) Mott; and Betty Greenwood; twin brother: Raymond (Virginia); brothers: 
Earl and Norbert; brothers-in-law: Morris Birdsey and Robert Steinberg; mother-
in-law and father-in-law: Peter and Rose (Kakes) Steinberg Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. William O'Brien. Burial will follow the 
service at Holy Cross Cemetery, where graveside military rites will be accorded 
by the Two Rivers VFW and American Legion posts.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Wednesday evening, June 18, 2008, 
at Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 5 to 8 p.m., where a prayer 
service led by Father Bill will conclude the visitation at 7:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue on Thursday at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church 
from 9 until 10:15 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Raphael's name to the organization 
of choice.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is 
assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family wishes to express their sincere thank you's to granddaughter, 
(private); the staff of Homecare Hospice, especially (private); and also to 
the staff of Hamilton Memorial Home.
The family also wishes to thank Irene Greenwood for her loving, daily care of 
Dad. We don't know what we would have done without you. We miss you and love 
you Dad!
Herald Times Reporter, June 17, 2008


RAYMOND G. GREENWOOD

Raymond G. Greenwood, 66, Highway 310, Manitowoc, died Friday, October 23, 1987 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital. He was born January 3, 1921 at Two Rivers, 
son of the late David and Maude (Cusick) Greenwood. He married the former 
Virginia Wiese on August 9, 1941 in Two Rivers. She preceded him in death August 
31, 1985.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Wayne and Diane Greenwood 
and Brian Greenwood, all of Two Rivers; a daughter and son-in-law, Norbert and 
Anita Greenwood, Maribel; a twin brother, Raphael and Margaret Greenwood, Two 
Rivers and Earl and Lou Ann Greenwood, Henderson, Nevada; three sisters and two 
brothers-in-law, Florian and Ray Schwerzler, Sheboygan Falls, Marian Birdsey, 
Las Vegas, Nevada and Ione and Howard Timm, Two Rivers; eight grandchildren also 
survive.
He was preceded in death by three sisters. Services were Monday at Klein and 
Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers with Rev. Richard Klingeisen officiating. Burial 
was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Denmark Press - Thursday, Oct. 29, 1987
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(3 Jan 1921/Oct 1987/SSDI)


VIRGINIA V. GREENWOOD

Virginia V. Greenwood, 61, of 1831 State Highway 310, Manitowoc, died Saturday, 
August 31, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers. Rev. Richard Klingeisen will officiate with burial to follow 
at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Greenwood was born March 21, 1924, in the Town of Two Rivers, daughter of 
the late John and Katherine Lasecka Wiese Sr. She married Raymond Greenwood on 
August 9, 1941, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Mrs. Greenwood was 
a member of Two Rivers VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond; three sons and two daughters-in-law, 
Wayne and Diane Greenwood of Sturgeon Bay, Dennis and Deborah Greenwood of Two 
Rivers and Brian Greenwood at home; a daughter and a son-in-law, Judith and Gary 
Meneau of Two Rivers; two brothers, Frank and John Wiese, both of Two Rivers; a 
sister, Mrs. Sophia Riha of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and seven grandchildren also 
survived. She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister,
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 5 
o'clock to 8 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon.
Herald Times Reporter, September 3, 1985 P. 3
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(21 Mar 1924/Aug 1985/SSDI)


MARILYN GREER

Marilyn K. Stephens, age 83, current resident of St. Mary's at Felician Village, 
Manitowoc, formerly of Avon, Indiana, died Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016 
at St. Mary's Home.
Marilyn was born in Two Rivers on March 12, 1932 to the late George and Phyllis 
(Messman) VanLaarhoven. She attended St. Luke's Catholic Grade School, graduated 
from Washington High School in Two Rivers, and furthered her education at Indiana 
University. While residing in Indiana, Marilyn worked as an executive secretary 
for the RCA Company of Indiana.
She is survived by one son, Cory Kumbalek of Two Rivers; one daughter, Cynthia 
(Michael) Dandini of Katy, Texas; three grandchildren, Gregory Kumbalek & fiance, 
Lisa Scoles, Michael Dandini & fiance, Patricia Verdin, Jessica (Aaron) Fleming; 
and one great grandson, Braylon. She is further survived by two step-children: 
Kevin (Dusty) Stephens of Greenfield, Indiana, and Vikki Stephens of Brownsburg, 
Indiana, along with ten step-grandchildren; two sisters & one brother: Ardis 
Romdenne and husband, John Becker, Judy (Arky) Englebert, and Dale (Jacqueline) 
VanLaarhoven, all of Two Rivers; many nieces & nephews also survive. In addition 
to her parents, Marilyn was preceded in death by three daughters: Kay, Amy, and 
Kristi Kumbalek; husbands, Taul Greer in 1977, and Conrad Stephens in 2015; and 
a brother-in-law, Joseph Romdenne.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3201 Mishicot Rd. Two Rivers. Rev. Maurice 
Mmegbuadimma will officiate at the memorial mass, with burial in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic 
Church, Wednesday morning, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.dejamartin.com.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506 18th St. Two Rivers is assisting the Stephens 
family with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter  Sunday, January 24, 2016  pg. A3
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Marilyn Greer/nee VanLaarhoven/1st husband Kumbalek/2nd husband Greer/3rd husband Stephens


TAUL GREER

Plane debris floats ashore at Milwaukee
DETROIT (AP)-The Coast Guard located debris in Lake Michigan today from an 
airplane missing since Saturday when it departed Manitowoc. Searchers were 
trying to find any sign of survivors from the four reported on board. 
Planes from the Chicago air station located the cabin door and a suitcase 
from the plane which carried Paul (sic) Greer of Indianapolis and his three 
step daughters, near Mequon, officials at the Milwaukee Coast Guard station 
said by telephone.
Police in Mequon on Monday found a two-tone seat cushion from the plane washed 
up on the shore of Virmond Park Beach, north of Milwaukee.
Civil Air Patrol planes from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana were 
joined Monday by Coast Guard Planes in the search for Greer, reported missing 
Sunday when he and his stepdaughters failed to arrive at home. 
Greer, who apparently had taken the three step daughters on a business trip to 
Crivitz in Marinette County, was piloting the plane, a Piper Commanche. 
Both the Civil Air Patrol working out of Timmerman Field in Milwaukee, and the 
U.S. Coast Guard are involved in the search. 
Herald Times Reporter, June 14, 1977  P. 1
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Ex-Two Rivers girls aboard missing plan. 
The private plane that has been the subject of an intensive search since taking 
off from Manitowoc County Airport, Saturday afternoon, contained three young 
girls who formerly resided at Two Rivers, it was learned Wednesday.
The youngsters are Kristie, 10, and sisters, Amy, 12, and Kay, 16, all daughters 
of Vernon Kumbalek of Rt. 1, Coleman, and Mrs. Paul Greer, the former Marilyn 
VanLaarhoven Kumbalek, of Plainfield, Ind.
Vernon Kumbalek and Mrs. Greer are both natives of Two Rivers and the family 
resided on Jackson Street in that city until about six years ago.
The three girls were driven to Two Rivers earlier Saturday where they had lunch 
at the Cory Kumbalek residence at Two Rivers. 
Then they boarded the private plane piloted by their step-father, Paul Greer, of 
Plainfield, Ind., and the aircraft took off from the Manitowoc County Airport 
about 2 p.m., for Indianapolis. 
The search for the aircraft was suspended Tuesday afternoon by the U.S. Coast 
Guard. 
Debris from the airplane was found Monday along the Lake Michigan Shore in Southern 
Ozaukee County.
"At this point, persons aboard are considered lost," a Coast Guard spokesman said, 
Wednesday.
Herald Times Reporter, June 15, 1977  P. P. 1
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Name of plane pilot corrected
Taul (sic) Greer, not Paul Greer, was the pilot of a private plane lost since 
Saturday in Lake Michigan. He and three girl passengers died in the crash, according 
to a report Wednesday by the U.S. Coast Guard. 
Taul Greer was inadvertently identified as Paul Greer in a news story that appeared 
Wednesday in The Herald Times-Reporter.
Herald Times Reporter, June 16, 1977
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(Note: There is no burial date for Taul on the cemetery record)


FRED C. GREGOR

Fred Gregor, 91, of 2420-12th Street, Two Rivers, died early Thursday morning, 
December 27, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, 
Two Rivers. Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gregor was born November 14, 1893, at Rosairre, Wisconsin, son of the late 
Frank and Sidonia Cayemburg Gregor. He attended District School and was later 
employed at Mirro Aluminum Company as a Foreman in the Metals Department for 
about 50 years, retiring about 25 years ago. He married the former Ida Block in 
1923 at Menominee, Michigan.
Survivors include his wife, Ida; a son, and daughter-in-law, Donald and Joanne 
of Ripon, Wisconsin; two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Ann Emond of Green Bay 
and Phyllis and Richard Monka of Merrill, Wisconsin; a sister, Libby Gregor of 
Algoma, and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandchild, four 
brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 5 p.m. to 8 
p.m. Saturday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, December 28, 1984 P. 3
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[bur. 12-31-1984/age 91 yrs.]
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Marriage of Fred/Ida Gregor
Fred Gregor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gregor of this city and Miss Ida Block of 
Manitowoc were secretly married Wednesday, July 18 at Menominee, Mich. The marriage 
came as a surprise to friends of the young people. The groom is employed in the 
aluminum industry here and the couple will make their home in this city.
The Reporter, Fri., July 27, 1923


IDA A. GREGOR

Mrs. Ida A Gregor, 86, a resident of Park Lawn Home and formerly of 2420-12th St., 
Two Rivers, died early Friday morning, March 1, 1991, at Two Rivers Community 
Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
Rev. David Beaudry will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
She was born September 3, 1904, at Free Soil, Michigan, daughter of the late Mary 
and Richard Block. She attended schools in Manitowoc. She married Fred Gregor, 
July 18, 1923, at Menominee, Michigan. He preceded her in death December 27, 
1984.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, Donald and Joanne Gregor of Ripon, 
Wis.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Phyllis and Richard Monka of Merrill, Wis., 
and Mary Ann Emond of Appleton, Wis.; two brothers, Charles Block of Milwaukee 
and Lester Block of Denver, Colo.; six grandchildren. She was preceded in death 
by a grandson, Kevin Emond, three brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
this Sunday, where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, March 3, 1991 P. A8
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[bur. 03-04-1991/age 86 yrs.]
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Marriage of Fred/Ida Gregor
Fred Gregor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gregor of this city and Miss Ida Block of 
Manitowoc were secretly married Wednesday, July 18 at Menominee, Mich. The marriage 
came as a surprise to friends of the young people. The groom is employed in the 
aluminum industry here and the couple will make their home in this city.
The Reporter, Fri., July 27, 1923


BONNIE M. GRENIER

Bonnie Marie, four months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Grenier, of 
Route 2, Two Rivers, died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Edward Wagner will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Survivors are the parents and a brother, David, of Route 2, Two Rivers; 
paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lesime Grenier of Route 2, Two River; 
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Carrie Pakanich, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two River, after 
7 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 11, 1952  P.12
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[age 4 mo.]


DENNIS JAMES GRENIER

Dennis, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Grenier of route 2, Two Rivers, died 
last night at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. Survivors are the parents and 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sehloff and Mr. and Mrs. Lesime Grenier, all of 
route 2, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning from the Co-Op funeral home in Two 
Rivers, with interment in Forest View cemetery(sic).
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1944  P. 2
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(Note: The stone and the cemetery record place him in Holy Cross cemetery)


EDMUND J. GRENIER

Young Father dies as Wife Awaits Child
TWO RIVERS-With his wife an expectant mother confined to the same institution, 
Edmund Grenier, 32-year-old town of Two Rivers farmer, died at 8 p.m. Friday 
at the Holy Family Hospital at Manitowoc where he had been removed three hours 
earlier after becoming stricken with serious illness.
Only 15 minutes earlier Grenier's father, Lesime Grenier, who operates an 
adjoining farm, returned to his home from Washington, D.C. where he along with 
other farmers in the middle west had protested to certain farm policies.
Grenier's wife of five years had been taken to the hospital earlier Friday.
Funeral services for Grenier will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Catholic 
Church here, the Rev. Edward Wagner officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Edmund Grenier was born in Two Rivers in 1921, a son of Lesime and Laura Carriveau 
Grenier. When he was a boy the family brought him to a farm in the town of Two 
Rivers, just west of the city off County Trunk D, where he assisted in the 
operation of the farm until acquiring his own several years ago. During World 
War II he served for four years in the U.S. Coast Guard. 
Besides his wife, the former Lorraine Pakanich, whom he married at Green Bay in 
1948, he leaves a son, David, his parents, six sisters, Mrs. Clarence Collins, 
Rt. 5, Manitowoc; Mrs. Gilbert Zuehlke, Manitowoc; Mrs. Joseph Tadych, Rt. 2, 
Two Rivers; Mrs. Le Roy Hetu, Rt. 2, Manitowoc; Mrs. Aaron Klein, Two Rivers, 
and Miss Donna Grenier, Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and four brothers, Lawrence and William, 
Rt. 2, Two Rivers and Robert and Julius Grenier, Rt. 2, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Klein & Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 
10 a.m. Sunday until the time of services. The rosary will be recited at the 
funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 31, 1953  P.1


ESTHER M. GRENIER

Esther M. Grenier, 96, 2004 Garfield Street, Two Rivers, died early Sunday 
morning, Feb. 19, 2006, at Shady Lane Nursing Home, Manitowoc. 
Esther was born June 21, 1909, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late William 
and Emma (Nemetz) Blanchard. She was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High 
School, class of 1926. 
On April 27, 1929, she married Simon O. Grenier at St. Paul Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1978. 
Esther was employed with several Two Rivers companies for many years, including 
the Carron Net Company. She was also a member of the Two Rivers Senior Citizens. 
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law; Lorna Murphy, Green Bay; 
Gloria and Harold Trainor, Manitowoc; nine grandchildren; Mary and Paul Johnsrud, 
Barb Trainor, Greg and Coreen Trainor, all of Manitowoc; Gemma and Brian Ulness, 
Valders; Michael and Cindy Trainor, Manitowoc; Tom and Evelyn Murphy, Mishicot; 
Kelly Howard, Peggy and Dan Process and Bob and Jeni Murphy, all of Green Bay; 
twenty five great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; one sister Mabel 
Haas, Shawano; one brother and sister-in-law Edwin and Doris Blanchard, Shawano; 
two sisters-in-law, Ida Markus, South Carolina and Laura Hansel, Florida. Several 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive including a special friend 
Tattie Short of Two Rivers. Esther was preceded in death by one brother and 
sister-in-law, William and Marge Blanchard; one sister and three brothers-in-law, 
Alice and Joe Hutterer, Joe Kirch and Wally Haas; one son-in-law, Robert ""Mickey"" 
Murphy, two grandsons, Timmy and Mike Murphy and one granddaughter, Jean Trainor. 
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at 10:30 a.m at St. 
Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. William O'Brien with burial to follow at Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
The family will greet relatives and friends from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. 
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers. The Klein and 
Stangel Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Two Rivers, is assisting the 
Grenier family with arrangements. In Lieu of other expressions of sympathy, 
memorials may be made to St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church or Two Rivers 
Catholic Central. 
Special thanks to Hospice, Dr. Brian La Liberte, the Aurora Medical Center third 
floor nursing staff and the wonderful care provided by the Shady Lane personnel. 
Esther loved her family, was an avid reader and a world traveler.
Herald Times Reporter, February 2006
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(21 Jun 1909/19 Feb 2006/SSDI)


FELIX GRENIER

Felix Grenier, 81, of 3215 Mishicot Rd., Two Rivers, died Sunday morning, 
November 1, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Mass of christian burial will be concelebrated by the Rev. Paul 
Schmacher and the Rev. Robert Rhyner. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mr. Grenier was born Dec. 23, 1899, at Coleman, son of the late Hermidas and 
Mary Louise St. Germaine Grenier. He married Mary Hallada Luchterhand Aug. 30, 
1941, at Manitowoc. He had been employed with Hamilton Industries, retiring 19 
years ago.
Survivors include his wife, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Frank (Elayne) Chovanec of 
Milwaukee; two brothers, Joseph and Arthur Grenier of Two Rivers; two sisters, 
Mrs. Tony Murkus of Two Rivers and Mrs. Joe (Laura) Hansel of Frostproof, Fla.; 
three step grandchildren, Mrs. Michael (Marylee) Canty of Two Rivers and Larry 
and Diane Chovanec of Milwaukee and two step great grandchildren, Aaron and 
Benjamin Canty of Two Rivers. Six brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 5 
o'clock this Monday afternoon. A parish memorial service will be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, November 2, 1981 P. 3
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(23 Dec. 1899/Nov. 1981/SSDI)


HEATHER LYN GRENIER

Heather Lyn Grenier, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Grenier of 1129 S. 
23rd St., Manitowoc, died Thursday, January 8, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green 
Bay.
Private family services will be Saturday. The Rev. Harold Berryman will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The infant was born Dec. 30, 1980, at Green Bay, daughter of Edmund and Susan 
Ellerman Grenier.
Survivors include her parents, paternal grandmother Mrs. ????? Komorosky and 
maternal grandparents, John and Helen Ellerman of Manitowoc and paternal great 
grandmother, Mrs. Carrie Paknich of Green Bay.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, January 9, 1981  p.3


HERMIDAS GRENIER

Hermides (sic) Grenier, 84, who had been residing with his son, Joseph, at 
2400 Wilson street, Two Rivers, died today at the Two Rivers Municipal 
hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Mark Catholic church, 
Two Rivers, with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.
He was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1864 and when a youth settled on a farm in 
Marinette county. Thirty-seven years ago he located in Two Rivers to be employed 
at the Aluminum Goods company. He retired in 1939. In 1892 he married Mary Louise 
St. Germaine in Coleman, Marinette county. She died in 1946. 
Survivors include six sons, Lesime of route 2, Two Rivers, Edward, Felix, Joseph, 
Simon and Arthur, all of Two Rivers; four daughters, Mrs. Edward Carron, Mrs. 
Joseph Gates, Mrs. Anton Marcus and Mrs. Joseph Hansel, all of Two Rivers; two 
brothers, Cynie and Arthur of Canada; three sisters, Mrs. Luisa Pause, Mrs. Joseph 
Gaureau and Mrs. Felicien Laboffiere, all of Canada. Also surviving are 28 grand-
children and 24 great grandchildren. 
The body may be viewed at the Klein and Stangel Inc. funeral home, Two Rivers 
after 7 p.m. Wednesday, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 7, 1949  P.2


JOSEPH GRENIER

Joseph, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Grenier of the town of 
Two Rivers, died Saturday night. Funeral services were held from 
the Beduhn funeral home and from St. Marks' Catholic church in Two 
Rivers this afternoon. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Monday, April 26, 1943
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[age 4 mo.]


LAURA GRENIER

Funeral services for Mrs. Lesime Grenier, 73, of 2919 Fern Lane, Green Bay, a 
longtime Town of Two Rivers resident who died Monday at her home in Green Bay, 
will be at 9:30 am Thursday at Klein and Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 
and at 10 am at St. Mark Catholic Church, the Rev. R. Thomas Peeters officiating. 
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Grenier, nee Laura Carriveau, was born July 16, 1896 at Oconto Falls, a 
daughter of the late John and Victoria Rosebud Carriveau. She was married May 5, 
1913 at Oconto to Lesime Grenier. After four years at Oconto, the family moved 
to Two Rivers and for 43 years lived on Rt. 2, Two Rivers. Three years ago she 
and her husband took up residence with a daughter, Mrs. Marie Collins at Green 
Bay.
Besides her husband, she leaves five other daughters, Mrs. Gilbert (Doris) Zuehlke 
of Green Bay, Mrs. Joseph (Violet) Tadych of Rt. 2, Mrs. Leroy (Irma) Hetue of Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Aaron (Norma) Klein of Rt. 2, Manitowoc and Mrs. Robert (Donna) 
Zellner of Waunakee, Wis.; four sons, Lawrence of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, Robert of 
Rt. 3, Two Rivers, Julius of Waterford, Wis., and William of Sun Prairie; two 
sisters, Mrs. Clara St. Germaine of Oconto and Mrs. Joseph Sounier of Oconto Falls; 
43 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. A son preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Wednesday, where memorial services 
will be 8:15 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Oct. 21, 1969 page 9


LESIME GRENIER

Lesime Grenier, 76, died Friday night at the Hamilton Memorial Home, 
Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc., 
Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the 
Rev. Joseph Boehm officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mr. Grenier was born Feb. 17, 1894, at Coleman, Wis., son of the late 
Hermidas and Mary St. Germaine Grenier. He married Laura Carriveau 
May 5, 1913, at Oconto. They lived at Oconto for four years and then 
moved to Two Rivers, where they lived for several years.
They farmed at Route 2, Two Rivers, for 43 years and then moved to Green 
Bay after their retirement, where they resided for three years. His wife 
died in 1969.
Mr. Grenier was a 25-year member of the County School Board and an active 
member of the Farmers' Union for 20 years.
Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Marie Collins and Mrs. Gilbert 
(Doris) Zuehlke of Green Bay, Mrs. Joseph (Violet) Tadych of Rt. 2, Two 
Rivers, Mrs. LeRoy (Erma) Hetue of Two Rivers, Mrs. Aaron (Norma) Klein 
of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Robert (Donna) Zellner of Waunakee, Wis.; 
four sons, Lawrence of Two Rivers, Robert of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Julius of 
Waterford, Wis., and William of Sun Prairie, Wis.; three sisters, Mrs. 
Erina Carron, Mrs. Tony Markus, and Mrs. Joseph Hansel, of Two Rivers; 
and four brothers, Felix, Joseph, Simon and Arthur also of Two Rivers; 
43 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
One son preceded him in death.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where memorial 
services will be at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 9, 1971
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(17 Feb. 1895/Jan. 1971/SSDI)


MARY GRENIER    (d. 1986)

Mary Hallada Grenier, 81, of 3215 Mishicot Road, Two Rivers, died Tuesday, 
July 16, 1986 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will 
be 10 am Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Paul 
Schumacher will officiate with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two 
Rivers.
Mrs. Grenier was born April 2, 1905 at Pilsen, Wisconsin, daughter of the late 
Joseph and Josephine Kucera Hollada. She married Felix Grenier on August 30, 
1941 at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on November 1, 1981. 
Survivors include a daughter and a son-in-law, Elayne and Frank Chovanec of 
Milwaukee; a brother, James Hallada of Manitowoc; grandchildren include, Marylee 
and Michael Canty of Two Rivers, Lary Chovanec of Milwaukee and Diane and John 
Brayshaw of Jackson, Wisconsin and two great grandchildren, Aaron and Ben Canty 
of Two Rivers.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 5 pm 
to 9 pm Friday afternoon. A parish memorial service will be held at 7 pm at 
the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 17, 1986 page 20
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(2 Apr 1905/Jul 1986/SSDI) 


MARY LOUISE GRENIER  (d. 1946)

Mrs. Hermidas Grenier, 75, 1719 11th street, Two Rivers, died at her 
home yesterday, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Catholic 
church, Two Rivers, with the Rev. Peter Nilles officiating. Burial will 
be in Holy Cross cemetery.
The body lies in state at the Klein and Stangel Funeral home where it 
may be viewed after 2 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Monday at the funeral home.
Born Mary Louise St. Germaine in St. Hippolite, Canada, Dec. 23, 1870, 
the deceased was the daughter of Alphonse and Amelia Doucquette St. 
Germaine. She lived in Canada until 18 years of age, when she moved to 
Two Rivers with her parents.
She was married to Hermidas Grenier at Coleman, Wis., July 10, 1892, 
and the couple settled on a farm near there, remaining for 21 years, 
and then returning to Two Rivers where Mr. Grenier was employed at the 
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing company. They have made their home there 
ever since.
Mrs. Grenier is survived by the husband; six sons, Lesime of Two Rivers, 
route 2, Edward of Denmark, and Felix, Joseph, Simon and Arthur, all of 
Two Rivers; four daughters, Mrs. Edward Carron, Mrs. Joseph Gates, Mrs. 
Anton Markus and Mrs. Joseph Hansel, all of Two Rivers. There are 28 
grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers, Delore St. Germaine of Oregon, Henry 
of Tippler, Wis., and Felix of Oconto; five sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gagnon 
of Two Rivers, Mrs. Sophie Lavallier of Coleman, and Mrs. Cecelia LaBine, 
Mrs. Delia Meyer and Mrs. Michael Meyer, all of Tippler.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 25, 1946 P.2


MARY YVONNE GRENIER    (d. 1936)

Newborn Infant Dies at Hospital Thursday Night 
TWO RIVERS (Special) - Yvonne, 10-day-old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Arthur Grenier, 2400 Wilson street, died at the Municipal hospital at 10:30 
Thursday night. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock 
at St. Luke's Catholic church. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery. The 
body is at the Klein & Stangel, Inc. funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 28, 1936  P.15


SIMON O. GRENIER

Simon O. Grenier, 71, of 2004 Garfield St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening in 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday in St. 
Luke Catholic church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate and 
burial will be Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grenier was born June 14, 1907 in Coleman, Wis., son of the late Hermidas 
and Mary Louise St. Germaine Grenier. He married Esther Blanchard April 27, 1929 
in Manitowoc. He had been employed with Hamilton Industries until his retirement 
and was a member of St. Luke Men's Club.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Gloria) Trainor of 
Manitowoc and Mrs. Robert (Lornalee) Murphy of Green Bay; three brothers, Felix, 
Joseph and Arthur of Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. Anton (Ida) Markus of Two 
Rivers and Mrs. Joseph (Laura) Hansel of Frost Proof, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 
a great grandchild. Four brothers, two sisters and a grandchild preceded him in 
death.
Friends may call in Klein and Stangel Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 pm 
Wednesday, where a memorial service will be at 7:30 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1978 page 3
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(14 Jun 1907/Dec 1978/SSDI)


ELSIE GRETZ

Woman Dies; Had Been Hurt in Friday Crash 
Mrs. Gretz of Two Rivers Is 214th Road Victim 
TWO RIVERS-Injured critically in a traffic accident involving three vehicles 
in front of her home at 4416 Mishicot Rd. at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Mrs. Joseph 
Gretz, 51, died early Tuesday morning at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital.
Dr. T. A. Teitgen, county coroner, said Tuesday that a post mortem was to be 
conducted and that a coroner's inquest into the woman's death will be scheduled.
She was the 214th state highway victim of the year.
Mrs. Gretz was injured when a car driven by her husband, attempting to turn into 
the driveway of the home, cut in front of a car driven in the opposite direction 
by Karl J. Kaufman, 21, Mishicot, who was hospitalized. Another automobile 
involved in the mishap was driven by Cynthia Bayless, Rt. 2, Two Rivers. Four 
others received treatment for minor injuries.
Funeral services for Mrs. Gretz will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Klein & Stangel 
Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers, the Rev. John K. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Gretz, nee Elsie Klein, was born April 24, 1909 at Two Rivers, daughter of 
the late Anton and Mary Robinson Klein. She was married at St. Luke church, Two 
Rivers, Feb. 24, 1925 to Joseph Gretz. For a number of years the family resided 
on a farm in the Town of Mishicot. Last month the Gretzes moved to Two Rivers. 
Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Elroy LaChappelle of Two Rivers; 
four sons, Herbert of Manitowoc, Bernard of the Town of Gibson, Orville of Two 
Rivers and Hilary at home; a sister, Mrs. Albert Tetzlaff of Two River; four 
brothers, John of Manitowoc, Nicholas and Harry of Two Rivers and Arthur of 
Memorial Drive, Two Rivers and 12 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Wednesday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 3, 1960  P.1
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[Elsie Christi. Gretz]


EMMA GRETZ

Emma I. Gretz, age 85, formerly of Two Rivers, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 
the Greendale Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2001 at 11 a.m. at Most Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. William O'Brien with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Emma was born on May 1, 1916 in Francis Creek, daughter of the late George and 
Emma Korzinek Hassemer. On May 15, 1935, she married Stanley James Gretz at St. 
Anne's Catholic Church, Francis Creek. Stanley preceded Emma in death on Oct. 26, 
1971. Emma was a past member of the VFW Auxiliary and Eagles Auxiliary.
Emma is further survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law: Marie and John 
Riha, JoAnn and Ted Melanson, all of Two Rivers, Betty Gretz, Green Bay, Janet 
and John Pelnar, Fort Collins, Colo.; two sons and one daughter-in-law: Kenneth 
and Eileen Gretz, Two Creeks, James Gretz, Sheboygan; 17 grandchildren, 14 great-
grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Josephine 
Hassemer, Wayside, and Bernice Hassemer, Francis Creek. She is further survived 
by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Emma was also preceded in death 
by four brothers, three sisters and one grandson, Chuck Riha.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers, on Thursday, June 14, 2001, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service 
at 11 a.m.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Emma was an avid fisherman who enjoyed many years at her cottage. She also loved 
to bake and garden.
Herald Times Reporter, June 13, 2001 P. A10


HERBERT Z. GRETZ

Herbert Z. Gretz, 45, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, died Friday morning at Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc. He was taken ill Thursday night.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anne Catholic Church, 
Francis Creek. The Rev. John Haen will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Gretz was born in Two Rivers Feb. 8, 1926, son of the late Joseph and 
Elsie Klein Gretz. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married 
Rosela Newman July 28, 1948, in Manitowoc. He was employed as a truck driver 
by the Charles Harvey Co. of Manitowoc. Mr. Gretz was a member of the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
He is survived by his wife; five daughters; two sons (Survivors omitted for 
privacy.); a sister, Mrs. Elroy LaChapelle of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, three brothers, 
Bernard of Rt. 1, Mishicot, Orville and Hilary of Two Rivers. Mr. Gretz was 
preceded in death by one brother.
Friends may call at Klein & Stangel Funeral Home Inc., Two Rivers, after 2 p.m. 
Sunday where memorial services will be held at 7 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 10, 1971


JOSEPH GRETZ

Joseph Gretz, 56, of 4416 Mishicot Rd., Two Rivers, an employe of Hamilton Mfg. 
Co., Two Rivers, died early Thursday morning at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. 
He was stricken with a heart condition two days ago.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Rev. 
John K. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Gretz was born June 30, 1906, in the Town of Cooperstown, son of the late 
Nicholas and Elizabeth Gorzlanczyk Gretz. He married the former Elsie Klein at 
St. Luke Church, Two Rivers, Feb. 24, 1925. She died May 3, 1960. Before moving 
to Two Rivers eight years ago he was engaged in farming in the Town of Mishicot.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elroy LaChappelle of Two Rivers; four sons, Herbert 
of Manitowoc, Bernard of Rt. 1, Mishicot, Orville of Two Rivers and Hilary of Fort 
Chaffe, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. Robert Christensen of Denmark and Mrs. Sylvester 
Sieracke, Mrs. Ralph Snyder and Mrs. Zenon Tadych of Manitowoc; two brothers, 
Stanley of Kewaunee and Frank of Cooperstown and 14 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 21, 1963  P.7 


ROSELLA GRETZ RAETHER

Rosella F. Raether, age 64, of 3011 Gass Lake Road, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
afternoon, February 15, 1995, at the Holy Family Memorial Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 1995, at the 
Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Mass of Christian Burial will be 
concelebrated by the Rev. Gerald Foley and the Rev. Richard Klingeisen with 
burial to follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born August 6, 1930, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Sylvester and 
Mary Muench Newman. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, class of 1948. 
She married Herbert Z. Gretz on July 28, 1948, at Holy Innocents Catholic 
Church. He preceded her in death December 10, 1971. She then married Elton L. 
Raether December 16, 1977, at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. She was a member 
of Holy Innocents Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Elton, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law, 
Gregory and Ann Gretz, Two Rivers; Daniel and Selinda Gretz, Ocean Springs, 
Miss.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Katherine and Frank Kautzer, 
Manitowoc, Constance and Louis Raether, Manitowoc; Mary Rogala and her fiance, 
Mark Burich, Manitowoc, Kim and Jeff Denor, Green Bay; a step-son and daughter-
in-law, Allan and Patricia Raether, Manitowoc; a step-daughter and son-in-law, 
Lori and Todd Olson, Manitowoc; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and 
Edwin Reif, Francis Creek; nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren; 
relatives, friends, and her dearest friends, Bette and John Bebow, Manitowoc. 
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce M. Hippert, grandaughter, Kristian 
Ann Raether, a step-grandson, Adam Michael Raether.
Friends may call at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church from 9 a.m. until the 
time of services. There will be no Friday evening visitation.
The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home is asssiting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Mom,
Our memories will hold
your beauty and touch.
For the aching is steady
We'll miss you so much.
Now sing with the angels
And God up above
Your stengh (sic) lives in us
Along with your love.
Herald Times Reporter, February 16, 1995 P. A2


STANLEY GRETZ

Stanley Gretz, 60, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Town of Two Rivers, died Tuesday 
night at home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers, the Rev. Paul Schumacher officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery.
Mr. Gretz was born April 28, 1911, at Cooperstown, a son of the late Ignatius 
and Elizabeth Gorzlanzyk Gretz. He married Emma Hassmer at St. Ann Catholic 
Church, Francis Creek, May 15, 1935. For 16 years until six years ago when the 
family moved to Two Rivers, the couple was engaged in farming in the Town of 
Carlton, Kewaunee County. He was an employe of Paragon Electric Co. Inc., Two 
Rivers. 
Besides his wife he leaves four daughters, Mrs. John (Marie) Riha of Rt. 2, Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Ted (Jo Ann) Melanson of Two Rivers, Mrs. Jack (Janet) Pelnar of 
Kewaunee and Miss Betty Jean at home; two sons, Kenneth of Rt. 3, Two Rivers, 
and James at home; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Christansen of Denmark and Mrs. 
Sylvester Sieracki of Manitowoc; two stepsisters, Mrs. Ralph Snyder and Mrs. 
Zeno Tadych of Manitowoc; a stepbrother, Frank Gretz of Cooperstown and 17 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 
3 p.m. Thursday where memorial services will be at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 27, 1971  P.12
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[Stanley James Gretz]
(28 Apr. 1911/Oct. 1971/SSDI)


LUCY GRIFFIN

Mrs. Lucy Griffin, 79, of 1725 W. McKinley St., Milwaukee, died early 
Wednesday at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Klein and Stangel Inc., 
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 
The Rev. James Stamborski will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery.
Mrs. Griffin was born Dec. 9, 1891, in the Town of Two Rivers, daughter of 
the late Anton and Anna Sieracki Napiecinski. She was married to Bryant 
Griffin at Milwaukee. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Hubert Hagwood of Port Angeles, Wash., 
Mrs. Al Loeser of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Richard Hess and Mrs. Rose Kafka of 
Two Rivers, nieces and nephews. Two sisters and three brothers preceded her 
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Tuesday where memorial 
services will be held at 7:45 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 6, 1970


ALFRED GRIMM

Alfred A. Grimm, age 82, of 2412 Lincoln Ave., Two Rivers, died Sunday morning, 
January 14, 1996, at his home.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, 1996, at Klein and 
Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. Rev. Larry Seidl will officiate and Rev. Robert Rhyner will 
concelebrate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to follow at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born August 15, 1913, in Two Creeks, son of the late Adolph and Charlotte 
Schamberger Grimm Sr. He married Jeanette Conter June 10, 1941, at St. Mary's 
Catholic Church, Tisch Mills. She preceded him in death April 29, 1965. He then 
married DeLilles Allie Kozlowski June 22, 1973, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. Alfred was a commercial fisherman with his brother Adolph at Fish 
Creek and Kidsville. He was employed at the Manitowoc Shipyards working on the 
submarines during World War II and was then employed at Hamilton Manufacturing 
Company as a cabinet maker until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of the 
Two Rivers and Manitowoc County Historical Society, and the Two Rivers Knights 
of Columbus Mother of Hope Council #1957, Two Rivers. Alfred was interested in 
Genelogy (sic), collecting and restoring antiques and was active in the early 
development of Pinecrest Village.
Survivors include his wife, DeLilles Grimm, Two Rivers; two daughters and sons-
in-law, Carol and John Pietroske, Two Rivers, Betty and Joseph Hoffman, Green Bay; 
five grandchildren, Steven (Joanne) Pietroske, Greenfield, Julie Pietroske, 
Appleton, Adam, Jennifer and Christopher Hoffman, all of Green Bay; one brother 
and sister-in-law, Elmer and Sybil Grimm, Kewaunee; one brother-in-law and two 
sisters-in-law, Carl and Florence Conter, Two Creeks, Anna Grimm, Two Rivers. 
Also surviving are eight step-children, Paul (Luanne) Kozlowski, Elkhorn, Dale 
(Kathy) Kozlowski, Martin (Sandra) Kozlowski, Karen (Bob) Peterson, Janice 
(Gilbert) VanDriess Jr., Judy (Lee) Stefaniak, Therese Dodge (Don Rivest), Mary Jo 
(Ron) Strong, all of Two Rivers;; 27 step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death 
by three brothers, Adolph Jr., Otto, and Norbert, and five sisters, Frances, 
Margaret Hawley, Elizabeth Zimmer, Eleanor Johnson and Mary Bodwin.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Monday, (TONIGHT). 
There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. The Two Rivers Knights of Columbus will 
meet with the family for the prayer service.
Herald Times Reporter, January 15, 1996 P. A2
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(15 Aug 1913/14 Jan 1996/SSDI)


ANDREW JOSEPH GRIMM

Funeral services for Andrew Joseph Grimm, 19, of 2813 Monroe St., 
Two Rivers, who died Saturday afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapel, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rainer officiated and burial 
was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grimm had been employed as an apprentice machinist at Manitowoc 
Engineering Co. and was returning home from work when he was involved 
in an accident.
Mr. Grimm was born Sept. 21, 1953, at Two Rivers, son of Lawrence and 
Le Veda VanLannen Nitka Grimm. He was graduated from Washington High 
School, Two Rivers, and attended Lakeshore Technical Institute-Manitowoc 
for a year.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. August 27, 1973


ANNA R. GRIMM

Anna R. Grimm, age 92, of 13024 Twin Elder Road, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly 
on Saturday, May 8, 2010, while visiting her daughter in Antigo.
Anna was born on Aug. 19, 1917, in Two Rivers, a daughter of the late Thomas 
and Frances (Wiese) Swada. She attended Sacred Heart Parochial School and the 
Rangeline Country School. Prior to her marriage, she worked at the Two Rivers 
Hospital and on the home farm to help support the family. On Nov. 15, 1941, she 
married Norbert Grimm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. He preceded 
her in death on Aug. 12, 1991. Anna and Norbert farmed in the town of Two Creeks 
for many years, until their retirement. She was very involved with the homemakers; 
active with the Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church, and later the Ladies of 
St. Peter the Fisherman; she loved to play cards and was a member of several 
card clubs; and, above all, loved the time spent with her grandkids and great-
grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son-in-
law, Robert Slattery; one brother, Cornelius Swada; three sisters, Theresa (Louis) 
Kubichek, Esther (Albert) Jaeckel, and Rose (Howard) Wellhoefer; and 
several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at St. Peter 
the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3218 Tannery Road, Two Rivers. Officiating at the 
Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. William G. O'Brien, with burial to 
follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic 
Church, from 9 until 10:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. There will be no visitation 
this evening.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506-18th St., Two Rivers, is assisting the Grimm 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 10, 2010


ARTHUR A. GRIMM

Arthur A. Grimm, 86, of 2803 36th Street, Two Rivers, died Tuesday, April 19, 
1988 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10 am Friday at Holy Redeemer 
Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate with burial 
to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grimm was born January 29, 1902 in the Town of Two Creeks, son of the late 
Edward and Mary Schamberger Grimm. He married the former Lillian A. Zimmer on 
June 28, 1927 at St. Paul Catholic church, Manitowoc. Mr. Grill owned and 
operated a Farm Implement Business for 27 years after which he owned and operated 
a TV Sales and Service Business for over 25 years. Mr. Grimm was a member of Holy 
Redeemer, Knights of Columbus and the Senior Citizens. His wife preceded him in 
death June 2, 1982.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Grimm of Columbus, 
Ohio; a son-in-law, James Mezera of Brookfield, Wisconsin; two daughters and sons-
in-law, Elaine and Alan Wolfe of Madison, Wisconsin and Karen and Gerald Schmidt 
of Two Rivers; a brother, Mr. Frank Grimm of Two Rivers; 11 grandchildren and 6 
great grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marion, 
a sister and two brothers.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 5 pm to 8 pm 
Thursday. Parish Memorial Service will be held at 7 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Apr. 20, 1988 page 18
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(29 Jan 1902/19 Apr 1988/SSDI)


EDWARD GRIMM

Edward Grimm, 85, formerly of 1908 Roosevelt Ave., Two Rivers, died late 
Wednesday, Feb. 20, at North Ridge Health Care Center, Manitowoc, where he 
resided the past two years.
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Robert Sladek will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grimm was born Feb. 9, 1900, in the Town of Two Creeks, son of the late 
Edward and Mary Schamberger Grimm. He attended District School and for 28 years 
operated a Cheese Factory in the Town of Two Creeks. Mr. Grimm also operated a 
Country Store and Trucking Business. For 30 years they operated the Lakeview Net 
Company. They sublet from Carron Net Company. He married Laura Geimer, Oct. 24, 
1921, at Two Rivers. She preceded him in death Jan. 11, 1982.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence and LaVeda of Two 
Rivers, George and Sue of Wauwatosa; a daughter, Mrs. Gloria Ann Burish of 
Manitowoc; a former son-in-law, Reuben Burish of Two Rivers; two brothers and 
a sister-in-law, Frank and Helen and Arthur all of Two Rivers; four grandchildren, 
John and his wife Cher of Two Rivers, Susan Burish of San Francisco, Calif., 
Marianne of Milwaukee and Dick Burish of Madison and two great grandchildren which 
are the children of John and Cher, Ashleigh and Dustin.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapel, Two Rivers, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
Friday. The family and friends will meet at the church 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Herald Times Reporter, February 21, 1985 P. 3
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(9 Feb 1900/Feb 1985/SSDI)
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St. Luke's Catholic church at 10 o'clock this morning was the scene of a pretty 
wedding, the Rev. Father Hugo officiating at the ceremony which united in marriage 
Miss Laura Ruth Geimer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Geimer, of Two Rivers and 
Edward Grimm, Jr., of Mishicot. The pair were attended by the Misses Georgiana 
Geimer and Ordelia Grimm, Arthur Grimm and Frederick Geimer. A reception was held 
at the home of the bride's parents where more than fifty guests were served at a 
6 o'clock dinner. The couple will take up their home immediately at Mishicot where 
the bridegroom is engaged in cheesemaking.
Out of town guests present at the wedding celebration included Mrs. J. Geimer of 
Chicago, Adolph and Miss Eleanore Geimer of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. William 
Klingelsen of Manitowoc Rapids.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, October 24, 1922 P. 10


FRANK ARTHUR GRIMM

Frank Arthur Grimm, 80, of 1007 16th Street, Two Rivers, died Friday evening, 
March 31, 1989 at the Two Rivers Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 
10 am Monday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Greg Smith will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grimm was born May 9, 1900 in the Town of Two Creeks, son of the late 
Edward Sr. and Mary Schamberger Grimm. He attended St. Luke Parochial School 
and the Rangeline School in the Town of Two Rivers. He was employed by City 
Service Oil Co., Consumers Coal Co., and retired from Hamilton Industries. He 
married the former Helen Margaret Johanek on June 4, 1935 in Tisch Mills. She 
preceded him in death on February 21, 1985. Mr. Grimm was a member of the Men 
of St. Luke's and the Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a son, Dennis of Two Rivers; a daughter and son-in-law, 
Florence and Herman Burmeister of Two Rivers; three brothers-in-law, Joseph 
Krippner of Manitowoc, Daniel Johanek Sr. of Mishicot, Celestine Johanek of 
rural Two Rivers; two step grandchildren, Joy Kalt of Milwaukee and Lori Swoboda 
of Two Rivers; four step great grandchildren, Nicholas and Vincent Kalt and Amy 
and Emily Swoboda. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward Jr., 
Raymond and Arthur and a sister, Odelia (Dale) Krippner.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral chapel, Two Rivers, 5 pm to 8 pm 
Sunday where a memorial service will be at 7 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Apr. 2, 1989 page B1


HELEN GRIMM

Mrs. Helen Grimm, 73, of 1097-16th Street, Two Rivers, died late Thutsday 
evening, February 21, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
Rev. Greg Smith and Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Grimm was born July 13, 1911, in the Town of Two Creeks, daughter of the 
late Thomas and Catherine Schleis Johanek. She was educated at Two Creeks School. 
She married Frank Grimm on June 2, 1935, at Tisch Mills.
Survivors include her husband, Frank; a son, Dennis, of Two Rivers; a daughter 
and son-in-law, Florence and Herman Burmeister of Two Rivers; two brothers, Daniel 
Johanek Sr. of Mishicot and Celestine Johanek of rural Two Rivers; two step-
children, Joy Kalt of Milwaukee and Lori Swoboda of Two Rivers; and four step-
great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapel, Two Rivers, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
Sunday were a memorial service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, February 22, 1985 P. 3


JEANETTE GRIMM

Mrs. Alfred Grimm, 48, of 2412 Lincoln Ave., Two Rivers, died late Thursday 
afternoon at Theda Clarke Hospital, Neenah, where she had been a patient 
several days. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am Monday at Klein and Stangel 
Inc., Funeral Home and at 10am at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The 
Rev. H.J. Schmitz will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Mrs. Grimm, nee Jeanette Conter, was born May 29, 1916, in the Town of Two 
Creeks, daughter of the late Charles and Anna Krofta Conter. She attended 
Lakeview School and was graduated from Washington High School, Two Rivers, 
in 1933. June 10, 1941 she was married to Alfred Grimm at St. Mary Catholic 
Church, Tisch Mills. She was a member of St. Luke Altar Society. Survivors 
include her husband, two daughters, (names omitted for privacy) at home and 
a brother, Carl Conter of Rt. 1, Two Rivers. Friends may call at the funeral 
home after 2pm Sunday where the Rosary will be recited at 7:45 pm. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 30, 1965 p.T-5


JOHN GRIMM

John L. Grimm, age 54, of 1025 24th Street, Two Rivers passed away on Friday 
evening, April 7, 2000 at North Ridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc, 
after a courageous battle with cancer.
According to John's wishes, a private graveside service will be held at Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, by the Rev. William G. O'Brien. Cremation will have 
taken place.
John was born September 19, 1945 in the Town of Two Rivers, the son of Sylvia 
Lesperance and the late Lloyd Grimm. He attended schools in Two Rivers, and 
graduated from Washington High School in 1963. He was employed at Mirro Co. for 
many years until health complications forced him to retire in August, 1999.
He is survived by his Mother & Step Father, Sylvia & Leonard Lesperance, of Two 
Rivers, 2 Brothers and Sisters-in-law, Bill & Maryan Grimm of Salinas, California, 
James & Carol Grimm of the town of Two Rivers. A half sister & Brother-in-law, Ann 
and Kelly Morris of Bainbridge Island, Washington, 3 nieces, Michele (Sean) 
O'Rourke, Concord, CA, Heather Grimm, Bogota , Columbia, and Gretchen Grimm, 
Milwaukee; 1 nephew, Alex Morris, Washington, and 1 great nephew, Tristan Grimm, 
CA, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his father he was preceded in death by twin brothers, his Maternal 
Grandparents, Milos & Anna Walecka and his paternal Grandparents, Anton & Martha 
Grimm.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
The family would like to extend a sincere Thank You to the Doctors, nurses and all 
caregivers of North Ridge Care Center for their excellent care, and to all who 
remembered John with cards.
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2000 P. A2
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(19 Sept. 1945/Apr. 2000/SSDI)


LAURA GRIMM

Mrs. Laura Grimm, 81, of 1908 Roosevelt Ave., Two Rivers, died late Monday 
evening, January 11, at Americana East Nursing home, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark Cahtolic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Grimm, nee Laura Geimer, was born Sept. 25, 1900, in the Town of Two 
Rivers, daughter of the late Jake and Marianne Gagnon Geimer. The family owned 
and operated a cheese factory 28 years in the Town of Two Creeks and they also 
managed the Lakeview Net Company for 30 years. She attended Wood Business 
College and completed a two year business course. She was then employed at 
Schmitt Lumber Company, Two Rivers for three years until her marriage. She 
was married to Ed Grimm Oct. 24, 1921, at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
In 1950 the couple moved to Two Rivers, where they reside until her death. Mrs. 
Grimm was a member of St. Mark Altar Society and an active member of the 
Duplicate Bridge Club of Manitowoc.
Survivors include her husband, Ed Grimm, two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence 
and LeVeda Grimm of Two Rivers and George and Sue Grimm of Wauwatosa and a 
daughter, Mrs. Gloria Ann Burish of Manitowoc, three brothers, Ervin and Albert 
Geimer of Two Rivers and Martin Geimer of Kenmore, N.Y.; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth 
Kortas of Manitowoc, Mrs. Harold (Bernice) Roehl of Naughton, Wis., Mrs. George 
(Grace) Smith of Lockport, N.Y., and Mrs. Phil (Ethelwyn) Hanson of Windsor, Wis., 
and four grandchildren, Susan Burish, John Burish, Marianne Burish and Dick Burish 
and two great grandchildren. Two brothers, Frederick and William, two sisters, 
Sister M. Bernice and Sister M. Candida and a grandchild, Andrew Grimm preceded 
her in death.
The casket will be moved to the church 9 a.m. Thursday, where the body will lie 
in state until the time of service. Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, 
are in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 13, 1982 P. 3
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(25 Sep 1900/Jan 1982/SSDI)


LAWRENCE GRIMM

Lawrence E. Grimm, age 72, of 2813 Monroe St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday morning, 
September 3, 1997, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, September 5, 1997, at the Deja & 
Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be Rev. 
William O'Brien with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born October 23, 1924, in the town of Two Rivers, son of the late Edward 
and Laura Geimer Grimm. He attended the Twin Elder School and parochial school in 
Two Rivers and graduated from Two Rivers Washington High School with the class of 
1942. He was a veteran of World War II having served with the United States Navy. 
In 1951, he married LaVeda VanLannen Nitka in Manitowoc. Larry was employed at 
Mirro Aluminum Company for 40 years retiring in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, LaVeda; one brother and sister-in-law, George and Sue 
Grimm, Wauwatosa; one sister, Gloria Ann Burish, Manitowoc; two nieces and two 
nephews. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Andrew on August 25, 
1973.
Friends may call at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, after 12:30 p.m. 
Friday until the time of service at 2 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, September 4, 1997 P. A2
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(23 Oct 1924/3 Sep 1997/SSDI)


LILLIAN A. ZIMMER GRIMM

Lillian A. Grimm, 80, of 2803-36th St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday evening, 
June 2, at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Grimm was born Jan. 19, 1902, daughter of the late George F. and Emma 
Kortens Zimmer. She was married to Arthur Grimm, June 28, 1927, at Manitowoc. 
She was a member of Ladies of Holy Redeemer.
Surivors include her husband, Arthur; a son, Robert of Columbus, Ohio; two 
daughters, Mrs. Alan (Elaine) Wolfe of Madison, and Mrs. Gerald (Karen) Schmidt 
of Two Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Caroline Dirkman of Francis Crek; Mrs. Esther 
Heinzen and Mrs. George (Leona) Wuellner of Manitowoc, and 11 grandchildren. She 
was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. James (Marian) Mezera, a sister and 
three brothers.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 6 
p.m. Friday where a memorial service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, June 3, 1982 P. 3
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(19 Jan 1902/Jun 1982/SSDI)


LLOYD GRIMM

…Struck at Green Bay
Death of Lloyd M. Grimm, town of Two Rivers farmer and a father of three sons, 
occurred yesterday afternoon as he and his wife Sylvia, and a 3 year old son, 
Jimmie, were at Green Bay on a shopping and business trip. Mrs. Grimm and her 
son had been shopping and were awaiting the return of her husband in the parked 
car when advised by the police he had been struck by a car driven by Francis 
Kennedy, 37, of route 3, Denmark.
He died an hour later in St. Marys hospital in Green Bay.
Lt. Harry Bultman of the Green Bay traffic squad said Kennedy did not stop. 
About 90 minutes later Kennedy appeared at the police station and said a 
motorist stopped him and told him his car struck a man. Kennedy said he felt 
a jolt but didn't know what it was. 
While no formal charges had been lodged against Kennedy this morning police 
ordered him to appear in court later this afternoon.
This afternoon at Green Bay Police Chief H. J. Bero said a warrant charging 
Francis Kennedy, of route 3, Denmark, with 
(Cont. on Page 22, Col. 4)…ACCIDENTS CAUSE DEATH OF 2 MEN (cont. From Page 1),
…negligent homicide, and the in the death of Grimm will be _________
Funeral Saturday 
Funeral services for Mr. Grimm will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
He was born in the town of Two Rivers in 1914, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton 
Grimm. After the death of his father he ?? his mother in the operation of the
farm. In 19?? he married Miss Sylvia Wal???? who survives with three small
????, John, William and ???.
The body may be viewed at the Klein & Stangel Inc., ???? at ???? in Two Rivers
after ? p.m. Friday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at ? p.m.
???.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 10, 1949
(Note The type was distorted on the last page and very difficult to read.)


LYLE GRIMM

Lyle F. Grimm, age 54, of 8523 Tannery Rd., Two Rivers, died Friday evening, 
March 12, 1999, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 1999, at Holy 
Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be the Rev. William O'Brien with burial to follow at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers. Graveside Military rites will be accorded by the Vietnam 
Veterans of Manitowoc County Chapter 731.
He was born December 22, 1944, in Two Rivers, son the (sic) late Raymond Grimm 
and Martha Zimmer Grimm. Lyle served with the United States Army during the 
Vietnam Conflict. He was employed at Formrite Tube Company. Lyle was a  member 
of the town of Two Rivers Volunteer Fire Dept for over 30 years, and presently 
held the office of Captain.
Survivors include one son, Randy Grimm, Manitowoc; one daughter Nicole Grimm, 
Manitowoc; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Allen and Patricia Grimm, Stanley 
and Bonnie Grimm, all of Green Bay; two grandchildren, Cassie and Landon and 
their mother Christine Lietz, Manitowoc;  his former wife, Judy Grimm, Manitowoc. 
Lyle is further survived by his extended family who meant so much to him, Marvin 
and Merrily Zimmer, Manitowoc, Stan and Joanne Zimmer, Texas, Rueben and Cheryl 
Zimmer, Manitowoc, Glenn and Maryann Zimmer, Two Rivers, Florence and Roman 
Decker, Two Rivers; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. 
He was preceded in death by one grandson, Zachery.
Friends may call at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, from 9 a.m. Wednesday, until 
the time of service at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Tuesday evening visitation.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 16, 1999 P. A2


MARTHA GRIMM

Mrs. Raymond Grimm, 51, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, died early Sunday morning at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Rev. 
John K. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Grimm, nee Martha Zimmer, was born Oct. 1, 1912, in the Town of Manitowoc 
Rapids, daughter of the late George and Emma Kortens Zimmer. She was married 
June 8, 1937, at Manitowoc to Raymond Grimm after which they settled on a farm 
in the Town of Two Creeks where she resided since. She was a member of the Third 
Order of St. Francis.
Besides her husband she leaves three son, Allan at home, Sp.-5 Stanley of Fort 
Bragg, N.C., and Pvt. Lyle of Fort Gordon, Ga., and six foster children, those 
of her late brother, Arthur, who lost his life on the farm in a tractor mishap. 
They are Arthur, Marvin, Reuben and Glenn at home and Pvt. Dennis in Thailand 
and Mrs. Roman Decker of the Town of Manitowoc. She also leaves four sisters, 
Mrs. Arthur Grimm of Two Rivers, Mrs. John Dirkman of Francis Creek, Mrs. Edward 
Heinzen of Manitowoc and Mrs. George Wellner of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, and two 
brothers, Reinie of Two Creeks and Leo Zimmer of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 
o'clock this Monday evening.
Two Rivers Reporter, December 2, 1963 P. M-13


NORBERT GRIMM

Norbert Grimm, 85, of 13024 Twin Elder Road, Two Rivers, died Monday afternoon, 
August 12, 1991, at home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Donald Marquardt will officiate and burial will be at 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born in the town of Two Creeks, March 20, 1906, son of the late Adolph 
and Charlotte Schanberger Grimm. He married Anna Swada November 14, 1941, at 
Sacred Heart Church, Two Rivers. He farmed on the homestead farm all his life, 
retiring in 1971. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Knights 
of Columbus Council 4807.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Thomas, at home; a daughter and son-in-law, 
Bonnie and Robert Slattery of Bryant, Wis.; three grandchildren, Brian, Jeffrey 
and Kathleen; three brothers, Adolph Grimm of Manitowoc, Elmer and Sybil Grimm 
of Kewaunee, Alfred and Dee Grimm of Two Rivers; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-
law, Mrs. Theresa Kubichek of Manitowoc. Albert and Esther Jaeckel and Ralph and 
Frances Bodwin, all of Two Rivers, Howard and Rose Wellhoefer of Manitowoc. He 
was preceded in death by five sisters and one brother.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and 
Thursday morning until leaving for the church at 10 a.m. Memorial prayer services 
and Knights of Columbus services will be held jointly at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, August 13, 1991 P. B8
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[bur. 08-15-1991/age 85 yrs.]

SYLVIA GRIMM

Sylvia Marie Lesperance, age 96, of Two Rivers, died Saturday afternoon, November 8, 2014, at the Hamilton Care Center, Two Rivers.
Sylvia was born in Kewaunee, WI on October 25, 1918, as the sole child of Milos and Anna (Hruska) Walecka. While working on the family farm in the town of Montpelier outside Kewaunee, she grew up speaking the Czech language of Bohemia and learned English in grade school. She graduated from Kewaunee High School in 1936. She initially worked in Green Bay at the Green Bay Canning Company and later was a housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Doering, owners of Doering Jewelry in Green Bay. "Syl" enjoyed ballroom dancing with friends, particularly in Green Bay and met her first husband, Lloyd Grimm, at a dance hall in Two Creeks, WI. They married on June 30, 1944 at St. John's Catholic Church in West Croix and worked on the family farm located in Two Rivers, where they had three boys; John, Bill and Jim. Lloyd died suddenly in 1949, leaving Syl with the three small boys to raise. In 1954, Sylvia married Leonard Lesperance from Coleman, WI. They continued to work the family farm, raised the three boys, had a daughter Ann in 1956, and still enjoyed dancing polkas. They stayed on the farm until 1972 when they moved to Two Rivers, where Sylvia continued to enjoy gardening, but she missed her chickens and ducks. She also enjoyed canning, picnics, making Czech food and playing the family organ. Her holiday meals were infamous, and her dumplings and klatches are still missed by friends and relatives, but she passed down her favorite recipes to the family. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. While she was a humble and private person, she had a smile that could light up a room. She was loyal to her girl friends and enjoyed going on day trips with them. Her sense of good character was impeccable as it was engrained in her by her parents. Her joy in eating and laughing allowed her to get the most out of her life and contributed greatly to her long life. In 2005 Syl and son, Jim, were honored in Madison when the Grimm Farm was recognized as a Heritage Farm for being in the Grimm family for 100 years.
Sylvia is survived by her sons: Bill Grimm and wife, Maryan, in Carmel Valley, CA and Jim Grimm, who still runs the family farm in Two Rivers; her daughter: Ann Lesperance and husband, Kelly Morris, on Bainbridge Island, WA. Grandchildren include: Michele (Grimm) O'Rourke in Verona, WI, Heather (Grimm) Szot in Waunakee, WI, Gretchen Weintraub (Grimm) in Mequon, WI, and Alex and Haley Morris in Bainbridge Island, WA. Notable great grandchildren include: Tristan Grimm in Verona, WI, Aubriana Szot in Waunakee, WI and Madison Weintraub in Mequon, WI. She is also survived by many in-laws and nieces and nephews. In addition to Lloyd Grimm, also preceding her in death just a few months ago, were husband: Leonard Lesperance on July 15, 2014, son: John on March 9, 2000 and twins died shortly after birth in 1947.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3201 Mishicot Rd., Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Maurice Mmegbuadimma with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. There will be no Friday evening visitation.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, 1506 18th St., Two Rivers, is assisting the Lesperance family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to thank Marie Boulanger and Lyle and Carol Ausloos, as well as the staff at Northland Lodge Assisted Living, Southern Care Hospice, and Hamilton Home for their kindness and comfort they provided to Sylvia.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wis., November 12, 2014

RAYMOND A. GRIMM

Raymond A. Grimm, 74, of 8507 Tannery Rd., Town of Two Rivers, died Tuesday 
evening, November 23, at his home.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher officiated and burial was in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grimm was born May 9, 1908, in the town of Two Creeks, son of the late 
Edward and Mary Schamberger Grimm. He married Martha Zimmer June 8, 1937, at 
Manitowoc. She preceded him in death in 1963. Mr. Grimm was a farmer, and a 
member of Manitowoc County Deputy Sheriff's Association, National Rifle 
Association and Wisconsin Steam Engine Association.
Survivors include three sons, Allen of Green Bay, Stanley of Seymour and Lyle 
of Town of Two Rivers; five foster children, Marvin Zimmer of Newton, Mrs. Roman 
(Florence) Decker and Glenn Zimmer of Two Rivers, Stanley Zimmer of Houston, 
Texas, and Rueben Zimmer of Manitowoc; three brothers, Edward of Manitowoc and 
Frank and Art of Two Rivers and five grandchildren.
Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, was in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 26, 1982 P. 3
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(9 May 1908/Nov 1982/SSDI)


HAROLD GRIMMER

Harold Grimmer, age 83, a resident of the Hamilton Memorial Home, formerly of 
1415 21st Street, Two Rivers, died Friday evening, Dec. 27, 1991 at the Hamilton 
Memorial Home. Funeral services will be at 11 am on Monday at Calvary Evangelical 
Lutheran Church,, Two Rivers. Rev. Robert Sullivan will officiate with burial in 
Holy Cross Cemetery.
He was born  Oct. 26, 1908 in Two Rivers, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth 
Levanetz Grimmer. He attended grade school and high school in Two Rivers and the 
Music Conservatory in Milwaukee. The family operated a grocery store for many 
years and in 1945 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, the late Ralph 
Bohne. He enjoyed playing the piano and organ. he played the organ for St. Luke's 
Church for many years and also for Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church where he 
was a member. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a member of the 
Lions Club and American Legion Post No. 165. In 1945 he married the former Lydia 
Lueck in Appleton.
Survivors include his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Caroline Bohne of Appleton and Mrs. 
Eunice Conley of Two Rivers; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Herman and Joyce 
Lueck of Appleton; a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran church after 9 am on Monday until 
the time of services. There will be no visitation at the Deja & Martin Funeral 
Chapels. Memorials may be made to Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Dec. 29, 1991  page B10


LYDIA GRIMMER

Lydia Grimmer, age 86, of 1415 21st St., Two Rivers, died Thursday afternoon, 
October 24, 1996, at her residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 28, 1996, at the Calvary 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Robert Sullivan will officiate with 
burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born August 3, 1910, in East Prussia, Germany, daughter of the late 
Gottfried and Ernestine Kerber Lueck. She attended grade school and high school. 
On September 1, 1945, she married Harold Grimmer, at Appleton. He preceded her in 
death on December 27, 1991. In 1945, they formed a partnership with the late Ralph 
Bohne and operated the Grimmer Grocery Store. She was active in quilting at the 
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Herman and Joyce Lueck, Appleton; 
two nephews and their wives, Dr. Thomas and Jean Lueck, Seattle, Wash., Richard 
and Sue Lueck, New Mexico; one grand nephew, Nicholas, Seattle, Wash. She was 
preceded in death by two brothers.
Friends may call at the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church after 10 a.m. on Monday 
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Memorials would be appreciated to Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Deja and Martin Funeral Chapel assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 25, 1996 P. A2


JOHN A. GRONOUSKI

John Gronouski Sr., Dies at Manitowoc
His Son, Postmaster General, Informed of Death in Poland
TWO RIVERS-John A. Gronouski Sr., 73, father of Postmaster General John A. 
Gronouski, died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
He had been hospitalized since undergoing abdominal surgery nine weeks ago.
The postmaster general was in Warsaw, Poland, on an official visit when he 
received word of his father's death. A sister, Mrs. Mary Bushey, of Parson, 
Kans., telephoned him. He will return in time for the funeral.
Postmaster General Gronouski was with his father when surgery was performed 
and had visited him only a few weeks ago.
High School Principal
The elder Gronouski, a native of Fairchild, Wis., was born March 23, 1891, 
son of the late Frank and Tillie Kobinsky Gronouski. He was graduated from 
Fairchild High School and Milwaukee State Teachers College and also attended 
University of Wisconsin and Stout State College, Menomonie, where he received 
training for vocational school teaching.
He was principal of several high schools in Wisconsin and during World War II, 
he went to Kansas, teaching machinist courses in army camps. In 1946, he came 
to Two Rivers and taught at Two Rivers Vocational School until 1957, when he 
went to Menasha. There he taught two years at the high school, retiring in 
1959 and moving to Two Rivers where he resided at 1941 Roosevelt Ave.
Mr. Gronouski was a member of Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society of St. 
Mark Catholic Church and Manitowoc County Teachers Assn.
Funeral Tuesday
He married Mary Riley June 21, 1916, at Oconomowoc.
Besides his wife, son and daughter, Mrs. Bushey, he is survived by another 
daughter, Mrs. Rita Pizel, of Evanston, Ill., four sisters, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, 
Mrs. Harry Gensler, Miss Dorothy Gronouski and Mrs. Cletis Owens, of Detroit, 
three brothers, Benjamin and Thomas, of Detroit and Joseph, of Milwaukee and 
seven grandchildren. A daughter, Kathleen, preceded him in death in 1948.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Deja and Martin Funeral Home 
and at 10 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church. The Rev. George Beth will officiate 
and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Monday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7:15 p.m. by Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus. There will 
be a family Rosary at 8 p.m.
Mass offerings may be made.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 6, 1964 P.1


KATHLEEN THERESE GRONOUSKI

Two Rivers Girl, Fiancé Killed in Auto Accident
Car Hits Culvert On Highway 55 At Fond du Lac
Kathleen Gronauski (sic), Humphreys Enroute To Former's Home
A Two Rivers girl and her fiancé, a University of Wisconsin student, were killed 
early Sunday morning when their car hit a culvert on highway 55, 11 miles north 
of Fond du Lac, while they were enroute to Two Rivers.
The victims were Miss Kathleen Gronauski, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. 
Gronauski, of 1941 Roosevelt avenue, Two  Rivers, William Humphreys, about 19, 
of Eugene, Oregon.
Miss Gronauski, a student at Mount Mary college in Milwaukee, and her companion 
had been attending the marriage of the former's brother, John Jr., at Madison 
earlier Saturday.
The impact against the culvert pushed the automobiles motor into the front seat 
and set the car on fire. Both bodies were burned beyond recognition in the fire 
that followed the crash.
Checked With Police
Police information at Two Rivers revealed the father had called early Sunday to 
check with Fond du Lac and Calumet county highway officers to learn if his 
daughter and her companion had been in an accident. Kathleen had telephoned him 
from Waupun at 2 a.m. Sunday, informing him that their car had slid into a ditch 
near there but they were again on their way to Two Rivers. When they did not 
arrive by 7 a.m. Sunday Mr. Gronauski contacted the police to make a check.
Two hours later the police received a radio call from Fond du Lac advising of the 
accident and the death of Miss Gronauski and Mr. Humphreys.
The parents of Miss Gronauski had left Madison for home after the wedding, but 
the daughter and her fiancé remained until late Saturday night before starting 
for Two Rivers.
College Student
Miss Gronauski, a first year student at Mount Mary college, was born at Oshkosh 
in 1928. The family later moved to Wichita, Kan., where she was graduated from 
high school. The family moved to Two Rivers in 1946, where Mr. Gronauski is a 
machine shop instructor in the vocational school. Before enrolling in the college 
last September, Miss Gronauski was employed in office work in Milwaukee.
Survivors are the parents; two sisters, Mrs. Bly Suit of Two Rivers and Mrs. Carl 
Bushey of Parsons, Kansas; and a brother, John Jr., of Orono, Maine.
Funeral services for Miss Gronauski  will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the St. 
Marks Catholic church, Two Rivers. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. The 
rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral 
home, Two Rivers.
Six Killed in State
Humphreys was a freshman student at Wisconsin and funeral services will be held 
at his home in Eugene, Oregon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 26, 1948 P. 1


MARY A. GRONOUSKI

Mrs. Mary Gronouski, 76, of 1914 Roosevelt Av., Two Rivers, mother of 
John A. Gronouski, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, died Saturday night 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient for two 
months.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Deja & Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers, and at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, the 
Rev. Joseph Boehm officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mrs. Gronouski, nee Mary Reilly, was born June 6, 1894, at Oconomowoc, 
a daughter of the late Charles and Ann O'Connor Reilly. She attended the 
Oconomowoc public schools and the former Milwaukee Normal School. She was 
married in 1915 at Oconomowoc to John A. Gronouski. Her husband died at 
Two Rivers in June of 1964 after teaching for a number of years at the Two 
Rivers Adult & Vocational School.
She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella, the League of Catholic Women, 
a charter member of the auxiliaries of Holy Family Hospital and Two Rivers 
Municipal Hospital, and a past member of the Governor's Commission for 
Migrant Workers and also a member of the Democratic Party.
Surviving besides her son, currently dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School 
of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, are two daughters, 
Mrs. Mary Bushey of Parsons, Kans., and Mrs. Rita Wilson of Coolidge, Ariz.; 
seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels from 6 to 9 o'clock this Tuesday 
evening where a memorial service will be conducted at 8 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 5, 1971
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(6 June 1893/Jan. 1971/SSDI)


CLARA GRONOWSKI

MRS. GRONOSKI(sic) DIES AT 7 AM
Had Been Patient Since Last December
Mrs. Joseph Gronoski died at seven o'clock this morning at Maple 
Crest sanitarium where she had been a patient since last December. 
Mrs. Gronoski, nee Sayeski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Sayeski 
of this city, was born in Manitowoc July 30, 1894. In 1901 she 
came to this city with her parents where she lived until death. 
On November 14, 1916 she was married to Joseph Gronoski who with 
three children, Florence, Dorothy and Sylvester, survive. She also 
leaves to mourn her death her parents and four sisters, Mrs. Frank 
Adler of Pulaski, Mrs. Louis Delchen of Milwaukee, Mrs. Louis Frasch 
of this city, Joe of Oshkosh and Stanley and Anton at home. The date 
for the funeral has not been set but it will be held from the Sacred 
Heart Catholic church, the Rev. Father Malkowski officiating. 
Burial will be at Holy Cross cemetery. The remains lie in state at 
the Beduhn and Goetz funeral home.
Manitowoc Evening Times, Monday, April 20, 1931, Page 7
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GRONOSKI FUNERAL WILL BE THURSDAY
The body of Mrs. Joseph Gronoski who died at the Maple Crest 
Sanitarium yesterday was taken to the family home from the 
Beduhn & Goetz mortuary this afternoon. The funeral will be 
held from the Sacred Heart church on Thursday morning at 
nine o'clock. The Reverend Father Malkowski will officiate. 
The names of two surviving brothers, John and Frank Sayeski 
of this city, were omitted in the obituary yesterday and also 
a sister Helen at home.
Manitowoc Evening Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1931, Page 7
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(NOTE: Her given name from the 1920 census in the Joseph
Gronowski family)


AUGUST GROSSTUECK

August W. Grosstueck, 83, a resident of North Ridge Care Center, 
Manitowoc, died Tuesday, September 15, 1987, at North Ridge.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. Rev. William Zimmer will officiate and burial will be in 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mr. Grosstueck was born September 11, 1904, at Manitowoc, son of the 
late Walter and Blanche Roberts Grosstueck. He married Mary Jane Renier 
on June 19, 1929, at St. Luke Church. He was employed at Mirro Corp. 
for 40 years, retiring in 1969. He was a member of the Two Rivers Senior 
Citizens.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his wife in November, 1985.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday where a parish memorial will be at 7:30 p.m.
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
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(11 Sep 1904/Sep 1987/SSDI)
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COUNTY COUPLE WED TODAY
Miss Mary Renier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Renier, 1905 Jackson street 
Two Rivers became the bride of August Grosstueck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 
Grosstueck, Manitowoc Route seven, at a ceremony which was performed by the 
Rev. Father Hugo of the St. Luke's church at Two Rivers.
The bride previous to her marriage was employed at the Aluminum Goods 
Manufacturing company at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, June 19, 1929 P. 9


MARY GROSSTUECK

Mary J. Grosstueck, 78, a resident of North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc, 
formerly of 2102 West Street, Manitowoc, died Saturday evening, November 9, 
at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 12 noon 
Tuesday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. William Zimmer will 
officiate with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Grosstueck was born October 6, 1907 at Two Rivers, daughter of the late 
Thomas and Jane Lahey Renier. She married August Grosstueck on June 19, 1929 
in Two Rivers.
Survivors include her husband, August; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and 
Janet Grosstueck of Manitowoc and Walter and Marylin Grosstueck of Pinehurst, 
Idaho; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Jim Hoskins of Cincinatti, Ohio 
and Jean and Robin Kluczinske of Manitowoc; two sisters and a brother-in-law, 
Mrs. Evelyn Christensen of Two Rivers and Clara and LeRoy Kupsch of Two Rivers; 
13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren also survived.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 5 
o'clock to 8 o'clock this Monday afternoon. A parish memorial service will be 
held at 7 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Nov. 11, 1985 page 3
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(6 Oct 1907/Nov 1985/SSDI)
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COUNTY COUPLE WED TODAY
Miss Mary Renier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Renier, 1905 Jackson street 
Two Rivers became the bride of August Grosstueck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 
Grosstueck, Manitowoc Route seven, at a ceremony which was performed by the 
Rev. Father Hugo of the St. Luke's church at Two Rivers.
The bride previous to her marriage was employed at the Aluminum Goods 
Manufacturing company at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, June 19, 1929 P. 9


PAUL M. GROSSTUECK

Paul M. Grosstueck Sr., age 74, of 1706 Viebahn St., Manitowoc, died peacefully 
but unexpected early Saturday morning, June 7, 2008, at his residence.
Paul was born Sept. 6, 1933, in Two Rivers, a son of the late August and Mary 
Grosstueck. He attended Sacred Heart Grade School, Woodrow Wilson Jr. High and 
Lincoln High School, all in Manitowoc, before entering the U.S. Coast Guard in 
1950. He was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard in 1953. On Sept. 29, 
1956, he was married to Janet M. Keller at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
Paul worked at the Whitehouse Milk Co. in Manitowoc for 25 years and the City of 
Manitowoc-Waste Water Treatment Plant for 19 years, retiring in 1998. He was a 
longtime member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Manitowoc and enjoyed reading, 
fishing, listening to music, watching old westerns, working in his yard and 
watching the Green Bay Packers. Above all, he loved spending time with his 
family.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by his parents; his mother-in-law, Mary Keller; a 
grandson, Dominic Reindl; one brother, Walter Grosstueck; and two sisters, Carol 
Hoskins and Jean Kluczinske.
A memorial talk will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at the Deja & 
Martin Funeral Chapel, 1506 18th St., Two Rivers. Cremation will follow with 
burial to be held at a later date.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels 
after 1 p.m. Tuesday until the time of service at 3 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, June 9, 2008


HARRY GROW

Harry Grow, age 83, of 2106 43rd St., Two Rivers, was born Aug. 4, 1923, in 
Milwaukee. He died Sept. 16, 2006, at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. 
He is survived by his wife of 62 years: Ethel; also survived by children: Ted 
Grow; Judy Bauknecht; Mary Richmond; and Martha Carron. He is also survived by 
six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 
Private family funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. Burial 
was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels of Two 
Rivers, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 2006


AGNES SIMONO GRUMANN

Agnes Grumann, age 79, of 4711 Polifka Road, Francis Creek, formerly of 2618 
Forest Ave., Two Rivers, died early Monday afternoon, January 19, 1998, at her 
residence.
Complete funeral arrangements will be announced on Wednesday by the Klein & 
Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers.
Herald Times Reporter, January 20, 1998
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..ARIE GRUMANN
mann, Manitowoc, David and Cyndee Grumann, Oconomowoc, Allen Grumann, New London, 
Dan Grumann, Two Rivers, Amy Grumann and her fiancé, Shane Beversdorf, Stevens 
Point, Michael Grumann, Two Rivers, Matthew Grumann, Two Rivers, Erica Grumann, 
Manitowoc, Jessica Grumann, Two Rivers, and Bill Knoble, Francis Creek; one 
great-granddaughter, Tierra Lowe; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Jane 
Schlei, Waupun, Ruth LeClair, Rhinelander, Doris and Fritz Schwartzenbart, 
Manitowoc, and Marge and Don Kumbalek, Two Rivers; one sister-in-law, Leone 
Simono, Manitowoc. Agnes is further survived by four sisters-in-law and three 
brothers-in-law, Jim and Doris Grumann, Two Rivers, Vincent and Hazel Grumann, 
Florida, Russ and Marie Goedjen, Two Rivers, and Gertrude Zich, Two Rivers. 
Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was also preceded 
in death by two sons, Bill F. and Robert Grumann; two brothers, Fr. Francis and 
Paul Simono; a son-in-law, Fritz Knoble; three brothers-in-law, Bill Schlei, 
Lloyd LeClair, and Lester Zich.
Special thanks to Kris Mattingly, who lovingly cared for Agnes the last two years.
Friends may call at St. Luke Church on Thursday evening from 4-6 p.m. Klein & 
Stangel Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 21, 1998 P. 2
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(Note: It appears that part of this obituary is missing. One column wasn't
on the film.)
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Agnes M. Simono Becomes Bride At Two Rivers 
Miss Agnes Marie Simono of Two Rivers, whose grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. 
John Scheurell Sr. of this city and whose mother is a former Manitowoc woman, 
became the bride of William H. Grumann of Two Rivers in a ceremony read this 
morning at St. Luke's Catholic church in that city by the Very Rev. Dean C. V. 
Hugo.
Miss Simono, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Simono of Two Rivers, was given 
in marriage by her father to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Grumann of Two 
Rivers. The ceremony was read at 9 o'clock. 
Mr. and Mrs. Scheurell were at the wedding today, along with the bride's uncles 
and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. John Scheurell Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Francis Scheurell, Mr. 
and Mrs. Walter Horstketter and Mrs. Ervine Scheurell, all of this city.
Attending Miss Simono this morning were her bridegroom's sister, Miss Marie 
Grumann, as maid of honor and her own young sister, Margie, as flower girl. 
Francis Simone, brother of the bride, was Mr. Grumann's best man.
The bride wore a full skirted gown of white silk net over satin and a fingertip 
veil held to a tiara of flowers. She carried white roses. Miss Grumann wore pale 
blue net and carried pink and blue flowers and the flower girl wore a pale pink 
net frock and carried a colonial bouquet of blue flowers.
After the wedding breakfast at the Simono home, the bridal party went to the 
Hamilton Community building where they received their friends and where the 
wedding dinner was served. This afternoon the couple left on their wedding trip 
and they will be at home after April 28th at 2618 Forest avenue in Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 20, 1940  P. 6


BILL F. GRUMANN

Bill F. Grumann, 24, of 2618 Forest Ave., Two Rivers, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 
at Chippewa Falls as the result of an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
The funeral Mass will be con-celebrated by the Revs. Robert Rhyner, Don Becker 
and Sylvester Borusky, and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Grumann was born Feb. 4, 1955, at Two Rivers, son of William R. and Agnes 
Simino Grumann. He was a student at the University of Minnesota. In 1969 he was 
graduated from St. Luke Catholic School, Two Rivers and June, 1973, from J.F.K. 
Prep, St. Nazianz. He attended Beloit College for two years, the second year he 
studied in Hamburg, Germany as a part of a Beloit seminar. As a part of the 
seminar he worked as an aide in a Berlin orphanage. Following his employment as 
a machine specialist for two years at Manitowoc Engineering Company, he enrolled 
as junior at University of Minnesota. He won a scholarship to study at University 
of Berlin, Germany, starting September of 1980.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Grumann of Two Rivers; three 
brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Marlene, Paul and Donna and John and Carol 
of Two Rivers and a brother, Gary at home; a sister, Susan of Minneapolis, Minn., 
and a sister and brother-in-law, Karol and Fritz Knoble of Francis Creek; his 
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Anna Simino of Two Rivers; five nephews, Steven, David, 
Allen, Danny and Michael Grumann; two nieces, Amy and Erica Grumann, aunts, uncles 
and cousins.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 5 p.m. 
Thursday, where a parish memorial service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, December 19, 1979 P. 3
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[William F. Grumann]


LEONA GRUMANN

Mrs. Grumann of Two Rivers Is Dead at 65
Mrs. Steve Grumann, 65, 2707 Forest avenue, Two Rivers, a member of a family 
prominently identified with the early history of Two Rivers, died early Tuesday 
morning at the Wisconsin General hospital, Madison, where she had been a patient 
since Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Grumann became ill three weeks ago but her condition became serious only 
four days ago.
Funeral services for Mrs. Grumann are incomplete, pending word from a daughter, 
Mrs. Russell (Marie) Goedjen of Zac?pu, Mexico, west of Mexico City. Rites, 
however, will be held at St. Luke Catholic church, Two Rivers, with interment 
in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call at the Beduhn funeral home, Two Rivers, 
from Thursday afternoon to the time of the services.
Mrs. Grumann, nee Leona Simonis, was born in Two Rivers in 1885, a daughter of 
the late Nicholas and Katherine Petri Simonis, who were among the earlier residents 
of the community. She was married to Steve Grumann, well known machine shop operator, 
in Two Rivers in 1908.
Besides her husband Mrs. Grumann is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Goedjen of 
Mexico and Mrs. Lester Zich of Manitowoc and three sons, Vincent Grumann of Wichita, 
Kansas; William and James Grumann of Two Rivers. She is also survived by three 
sisters, Mrs. Frank Becker, Mrs. William G. Ahearn and Mrs. Peter Karl, all of Two 
Rivers, and three brothers, Albert Simonis of Milwaukee, Otto J.N. Simonis of Two 
Rivers, and Ernest Simonis of Milwaukee. There are 11 grandchildren.
For many years Mr. (sic) Grumann was active in the affairs of the Columbus Home 
association auxiliary and the Catholic Women's Study club of Two Rivers. She was 
also affiliated with the Altar society of St. Luke church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 10, 1951 P. 14
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Funeral services for Mrs. Steve Grumann, 65, of 2707 Forest avenue, Two Rivers, 
who died at Wisconsin General hospital in Madison Tuesday, will be held at St. 
Luke's Catholic church, Two Rivers, at 9 a.m. Friday. Interment will be in Holy 
Cross cemetery.
Friends may call at the Klein & Stangel, Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers, from 
Thursday afternoon until the hour of services. The rosary will be recited at the 
funeral home at 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Heerald Times, Wednesday, April 11, 1951 P. 18
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[Leona GRUMAN on cem. records]
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Married
Miss Leona Simonis was united in matrimony at 10 am at the St. Luke's 
Church Wednesday to Stephan Grumann. Both parties are of the city and 
have a host of friends. The wedding dinner was served at the home of 
the bride's parents on 17th Street. Only relatives and a few intimate 
friends partook of the feast. The happy couple left on the 2:55 train 
from Manitowoc on an extensive honeymoon trip. At the depot the bridal 
couple were showered upon with an abundance of rice and goodwill.
The Reporter, Sat., June 20, 1908
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Marriage of Stephan/Leona Grumann
Last Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the morning the marriage of Miss Leona Simonis 
and Mr. Stephan Gruman, two well known Two Rivers young people, was solemnized 
at St. Lukke's church and was afterwards celebrated at the home of the bride's 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Simonis. The marriage ceremony at the church was 
pretty and impressive and was witnessed by a large number of the friends of the 
happy young people, who are very popular and highly esteemed by all who knew 
him in this city where they were born and reared. They were attended at the 
altar by Will Ahearn Jr. as best man and Miss Agusta Simonis as bride's maid 
and the bridal party made a very attractive sight as the nuptial vows were being 
plighted. After the conclusion of the ceremony at the church and of the splendid 
wedding repast at the home of the bride's parents the bridal couple departed on 
a wedding trip to Denver and from their to Rollinsville, Colo., where a sister 
of the groom resides. The Chronicle extends its hearty congratulations, also its 
good wishes, but it has no fear that their future will not be happy for the 
alliance is a most suitable and happy one. 
The Chronicle, Tues., June 23, 1908


ROBERT W. GRUMANN

Robert W. Grumann, 49, of 2525 38th St., Two Rivers, died Thursday, November 1, 
1990 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10 am 
Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Paul Schumacher will 
officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born January 14, 1941 at Two Rivers, son of Agnes Simono Grumann and the 
late William Grumann. He married Marlene Riha, April 4, 1964 at Holy Redeemer 
in Two Rivers. He was associated with his father, brothers and an uncle in the 
Two Rivers Took and Specialty Company for 30 years. He was a member of the choir 
at Holy Redeemer Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene; four sons, Steven Grumann and special friend, 
Carrie Anklam of Manitowoc, David Grumann and special friend Cyndee Pinchard of 
Green Bay, Allen Grumann of Madison and Daniel Grumann at home; three brothers and 
two sisters-in-law, John and Carol Grumann, Paul and Donna Grumann and Gary Grumann 
all of Two Rivers; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Susan Grumann and special 
friend, Jon Bible of Minneapolis, Karol and Fritz Knoble of FRancis Creek; his 
mother, Agnes Grumann of Two Rivers; his father-in-law, Raymond Riha of Two Rivers. 
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, William F. Grumann. Friends 
may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 5 pm to 8 pm Sunday, 
where a parish memorial service will be 7 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., Nov. 3, 1990 page B6


STEPHEN GRUMANN

Steven Grumann, 96, of Route 1, Two Rivers, died early Friday morning 
in Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Deja and Martin Funeral 
Chapels, and 11 a.m. in Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The 
Rev. Don Becker will officiate and burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers. 
Mr. Grumann was born April 4, 1882, in Two Rivers, son of the late John 
and Maria Koenig Grumann.  He attended St. Luke School, Two Rivers.  In 
1897, at the age of 15, he was the fifth person hired, to be trained as 
an Engraver, in the Koenig Aluminum Co., now Mirro Aluminum Co.  He 
married Leona Simonis in 1918 [1908], in Two Rivers.  She preceded him 
in death in 1951. He married Frieda Dauses in 1956 and she preceded him 
in death in 1959. Mr. Grumann opened a small machine shop in 1913, known 
as the Two Rivers Tool and Specialty Shop, located at 2200 26th St.  In 
1932 he operated it full time.  Mr. Grumann was one of the last charter 
members surviving in the Knights of Columbus, Two Rivers.  He was a 
member of the Golden Agers, now the Senior Citizens, and also a member 
of the Sangerbund and Meister Singers.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Vincent and Hazel of 
Florida, William and Agnes, and James and Doris of Two Rivers; two 
daughters, Marie and Russell Goedjen of Route 1, Two Rivers, and Gertrude 
and Lester Zich of Two Rivers, 20 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Friends may call in Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. 
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. for the family and the Knights of 
Columbus.
Herald Times Reporter, Fri. 1 Aug. 1978
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(24 Apr. 1882/Oct. 1978/SSDI)
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Married
Miss Leona Simonis was united in matrimony at 10 am at the St. Luke's 
Church Wednesday to Stephan Grumann(sic). Both parties are of the city 
and have a host of friends. The wedding dinner was served at the home 
of the bride's parents on 17th Street. Only relatives and a few intimate 
friends partook of the feast. The happy couple left on the 2:55 train 
from Manitowoc on an extensive honeymoon trip. At the depot the bridal 
couple were showered upon with an abundance of rice and goodwill.
The Reporter, Sat., June 20, 1908
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Marriage of Stephan/Leona Grumann
Last Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the morning the marriage of Miss Leona Simonis 
and Mr. Stephan Gruman, two well known Two Rivers young people, was solemnized 
at St. Lukke's church and was afterwards celebrated at the home of the bride's 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Simonis. The marriage ceremony at the church was 
pretty and impressive and was witnessed by a large number of the friends of the 
happy young people, who are very popular and highly esteemed by all who knew 
him in this city where they were born and reared. They were attended at the 
altar by Will Ahearn Jr. as best man and Miss Agusta Simonis as bride's maid 
and the bridal party made a very attractive sight as the nuptial vows were being 
plighted. After the conclusion of the ceremony at the church and of the splendid 
wedding repast at the home of the bride's parents the bridal couple departed on 
a wedding trip to Denver and from their to Rollinsville, Colo., where a sister 
of the groom resides. The Chronicle extends its hearty congratulations, also its 
good wishes, but it has no fear that their future will not be happy for the 
alliance is a most suitable and happy one. 
The Chronicle, Tues., June 23, 1908
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(The following is his son Vincent's obituary):

Vincent James Gruman(sic), age 87, died on Sunday, March 28, 1999, at Ormond-
in-the Pines, Retirement Village in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Vincent was born to Stephen and Leona Simonis Grumann on June 18, 1911, in Two 
Rivers. Wis. He graduated from Washington High School in 1929. He was employed 
by the Hecht Company as a restaurant manager in Kansas City, Baltimore and 
Washington, D.C. He has been a resident of Florida during his retirement years.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel; one son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Joyce 
Gruman and four grandchildren, all of Glendora, Calif; one brother and sister-in-
law, James and Doris Grumann; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Gertrude Zich, 
and Marie and Russell Goedjen, all of Two Rivers. He was preceded in death by his 
parents and one brother, William; one sister-in-law, Agnes Grumann, and a brother-
in-law, Lester Zich.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1999 P. A2


WILLIAM ROGER GRUMANN

William R. Grumann, 72, of 2618 Forest Avenue, Two Rivers, died Sunday evening, 
September 25, 1988, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. Rev. Greg Smith will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mr. Grumann was born October 24, 1915, son of the late Stephen and Leona Simonis 
Grumann. He married Agnes Simino on April 24, 1940, at St. Luke Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers. He co-owned and operated the Two Rivers Tool and Specialty Inc. with 
his brother Jim until 1983 when he retired. Mr. Grumann was a flute player with 
the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the Two Rivers Municipal Band, 
Two Rivers Kiwanis Club, Two Rivers Elks Club, Two Rivers Knights of Columbus, 
Manitowoc County ARC, Serra Club, February Club, Two Rivers Senior Citizens and 
St. Luke Parish where he sang in the choir.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert 
and Marlene of Two Rivers, John and Carol of Two Rivers, Paul and Donna of Two 
Rivers, and Gary at home; two daughters and one son-in-law, Susan Grumann of 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Karol and Fritz Knoble of Francis Creek; two brothers 
and sisters-in-law, James and Doris of Two Rivers and Vincent and Hazel of Ormand 
Beach, Florida; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Gertrude and Lester Zik of Two 
Rivers, Marie and Russell Goetjen of Two Rivers; 10 grandchildren, Steven, David, 
Allen, Daniel, Amy, Michael, Matthew, Erica, Jessica Grumann and Billy Knoble; 
five sisters-in-law and four brothers-in-law, Jane Schlei, Ruth and Lloyd LeClair, 
Paul and Leona Simino, Doris and Fritz Schwartzenbart and Marge and Don Kumbalek. 
He was preceded in death by a son, Bill F. Grumann and two brothers-in-law, Rev. 
Francis Simino and William Schlei.
Friends may call at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers, 5 p.m. to the time of 
services on Wednesday. Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, assisted the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 26, 1988 P. 14


CECILIA GRUNWALD

Mrs. Cecelia Grunwald(sic), 86, of 1918-13th St., Two Rivers, a sister of Mrs. 
Anna Schmitt, mother of 17 children who died recently at Two Rivers, died early 
Friday morning at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital, where she had been a patient 
five days.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, 
Two Rivers, and at 10;30 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. 
George Beth officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Grunwald, nee Cecelia Geimer, was born Sept. 16, 1876, in the Town of 
Cooperstown, daughter of the late Jacob and Ann Rippinger Geimer. She was married 
Sept. 15, 1900, to Fred Grunwald at Chicago where the family resided until 1906 
when it moved to Two Rivers. Mr. Grunwald died in 1944.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Leona Grunwald, Two Rivers welfare director; a son, 
Arthur, of Two Rivers; a brother, Joseph Geimer, of Mishicot, and several nieces 
and nephews. A daughter preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m.
Two Rivers Reporter, April 19, 1963 M-15


FRED F. GRUNWALD

Fred F. Grunwald, 68, of 1918 13th street, Two Rivers, a resident of that city 
for nearly 40 years died this noon at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. He has 
been in failing health several years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Klein and Stangel Inc., 
funeral home, the Rev. W.G. Haese officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
cemetery.
Mr. Grunwald was born in Germany and when a boy accompanied his parents to Chicago. 
He married Miss Cecelia Geimer there in 1900 and six years later the couple moved 
to Two Rivers. Mr. Geimer (sic) was a carpet weaver for years and later was employed 
at the Vaudreuil Canning plant, Behringer company and the Metalware corporation. He 
retired 12 years ago because of ill heath (sic).
Survivors are his wife; daughter, Leona, welfare director at Two Rivers; son, Arthur, 
of Two Rivers; brother, John of Chicago, and a grandson.
The body may be viewed from 7 p.m. Tuesday until the hour of the services at the 
funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 2, 1944 P. 2


LEONA GRUNWALD

Leona Grunwald, age 95 a resident of Wisteria Haus, Two Rivers, since April of 
1987, died hursday (sic) morning, December 3, 1998, at Wisteria Haus.
Funeral Services will be held ? a.m. Saturday, December 5, 998 (sic) at St. Luke 
Catholic hurch (sic), Two Rivers. Officiating t (sic) the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be Rev. Larry Seidl and Rev. Jerome Taddy with burial at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
She was born April 25, 1903, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Fred and 
Cecilia Geimer Grunwald. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Two Rivers 
with the Class of 1921.
Leona was the relief director for the City of Two Rivers for 36 years retiring in 
1963. In 1928 she joined the Business and Pro-fessional (sic) Womens Club where 
she was past president and cur-rently (sic) an honorary member.
Leona is a member of St. Mark Catholic Church Two Rivers.
Survivors include one niece, Mary Indestad and her husband George, Burlington, Iowa; 
one nephew, John Grunwald and his wife Barbara, Sun City Center, Flor (sic). She is 
further survived by great-nieces, nephews, other re-latives (sic) and friends. She 
was also preceded in death by one brother, Arthur Grunwald in 1977.
Friends may call at the St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Riv-ers (sic), from 10:30 a.m. 
Saturday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 4, 1998 P. A2
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(25 Apr 1903/3 Dec 1998/SSDI)


AGATHA GRZELCZYK

HUSBAND FOLLOWS WIFE IN DEATH LESS THAN TWO DAYS V. GRZELCZYK PASSES AWAY AT OSHKOSH
Wife Buried This Morning Here, and Funeral of Husband To Be Held Thursday
Valentine Grzelczyk, 50, of 2606 Thirteenth street, survived his wife, Agatha, 
but 42 hours. She passed away here two days ago, and the husband died last night 
at the Northern hospital at Oshkosh, where he was committed December 28, following 
a nervous breakdown.
Funeral services for Mrs. Grzelczyk were held this morning from the Sacred Heart 
church and it was announced that funeral services for the husband would take place
on Thursday morning from the same church. Both bodies are to be buried along side 
each other in a lot in Holy Cross cemetery. The remains of Mr. Grzelczyk were 
returned here from Oshkosh this afternoon
Five Children Survive
Mr. Grzelczyk was born in Poland, February 14, 1881. Twenty-five years ago he came 
to this country and settled in Detroit where he was married in 1913 to Agatha 
Kukils, who was also a native of Poland. Prior to his residnce in this county he 
was a teacher in one of the rural schools in Poland.
Mr. Grzelczyk is survived by four daughters, Helen, Mary, Gladys and Jessie, and 
one son, Edmund, all at home.
Deceased had been in the employ of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. Plant No. 1 since 
1921, working in the rolling mill.
Manitowoc Herald News, January 6, 1932 P. 11


EDMUND R. GRZELCZYK

Edmund R. Grzelczyk, age 78, of 2414 Honey Lou court, Appleton, Wis., died 
Wednesday, June 21, 1995, at the Franciscan Care Center, Appleton.
Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 1995, with Rev. 
Isidro Carrera Officiating.
He was born August 26, 1917, son of the late Valentine and Agatha Kuklis 
Grzelczyk. On October 16, 1941, he married the former Iris Kaufman, in Two 
Rivers. Edmund was a commercial artist for many years and then became a real 
estate broker.
Survivors include his wife, Iris, Appleton; one daughter and son-in-law, 
Janice and Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Colorado; one grandson, Mike Al-Kaisi: North 
Dakota. He was preceded in death by four sisters.
Family will greet relatives and friends at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home 
from 1 p.m. until the time of service. There will be no Monday evening 
visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, June 26, 1995 P. A2


GLADYS E. GRZELCZYK

Gladys Grzelczyk, 22, of 1025 24th street ,Two Rivers, died this morning.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the St. Lukes Catholic 
church in Two Rivers with burial in Holy Cross cemetery. The body may be 
viewed at the Klein and Stangel Inc., funeral home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m. 
Thursday, where the rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
She was born in Two Rivers and after finishing school in Two Rivers took a 
business course at the Vocational school here. Previous to her illness she 
was employed as a stenographer in this city.
Surviving are a brother, Edmund, and three sisters, Mrs. Albert Huycke, 
Misses Mary and Jessie Grzelczyk, all of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 21, 1947  P.2


IRIS GRZELCZYK

Iris F. Grzelczyk, age 80, of 2020 Regency Court, Appleton, died Thursday evening, 
September 26, 1996, at her residence.
Rev. Isidro Carrera will officiate at a Graveside Service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, 
October 1, 1996, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Iris was born July 28, 1916, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Frank and Edith 
Witcomb Kaufman. She married Edmund Grzelczyk, August 26, 1917, in Detroit, Mich. 
He preceded her in death June 21, 1995. She was employed at the old Kresge Store, 
in Two Rivers, and the Woolworth Store in Appleton. She also owned and operated a 
business in Appleton with her husband for several years.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Mahdi Al-Kiaisi, Akron, 
Col.; one grandson, Mike Ellenbecker, Fargo, N.D.; two brothers and one sister-in-
law, Elwood Hempton, Calif., Darwin and Alice Hempton, Wis.; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends also survive. She was also preceded in death by one sister, 
Fern Corbeil.
There will be no Monday evening visitation.
The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 29, 1996 P. A2


MARY A. GRZELCZYK

Miss Mary A. Grzelczyk, 31, of 1025 24th street, Two Rivers, died Wednesday 
night at the Wisconsin general hospital, Madison, after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Luke Catholic church, Two Rivers, at 
9 a.m. Monday morning. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Miss Grzelczyk was born in Detroit May 20, 1919, a daughter of the late Mr. 
and Mrs. Valentin Grzelczyk. She had lived in Two Rivers since her early 
childhood. She attended Washington high school and the St. Joseph Academy at 
Green Bay.
Survivors include: two sisters, Mrs. Albert Huycke and Miss Jesse Grzelczyk, 
both of Two Rivers. 
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Inc. funeral home, Two Rivers, after 
2 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7:45 p.m. 
Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 6, 1951 P.11


VALENTINE GRZELCZYK

HUSBAND FOLLOWS WIFE IN DEATH LESS THAN TWO DAYS V. GRZELCZYK PASSES AWAY AT OSHKOSH
Wife Buried This Morning Here, and Funeral of Husband To Be Held Thursday
Valentine Grzelczyk, 50, of 2606 Thirteenth street, survived his wife, Agatha, 
but 42 hours. She passed away here two days ago, and the husband died last night 
at the Northern hospital at Oshkosh, where he was committed December 28, following 
a nervous breakdown.
Funeral services for Mrs. Grzelczyk were held this morning from the Sacred Heart 
church and it was announced that funeral services for the husband would take place
on Thursday morning from the same church. Both bodies are to be buried along side 
each other in a lot in Holy Cross cemetery. The remains of Mr. Grzelczyk were 
returned here from Oshkosh this afternoon
Five Children Survive
Mr. Grzelczyk was born in Poland, February 14, 1881. Twenty-five years ago he came 
to this country and settled in Detroit where he was married in 1913 to Agatha 
Kukils, who was also a native of Poland. Prior to his residnce in this county he 
was a teacher in one of the rural schools in Poland.
Mr. Grzelczyk is survived by four daughters, Helen, Mary, Gladys and Jessie, and 
one son, Edmund, all at home.
Deceased had been in the employ of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. Plant No. 1 since 
1921, working in the rolling mill.
Manitowoc Herald News, January 6, 1932 P. 11


HAZEL D. GUETSCHOW

Hazel D. Guetschow, 67, of 810 23rd Street, Two Rivers, died Friday evening, 
December 22, 1989 at Two Rivers Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 
10 am Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Rev. Donald 
Marquardt will officiate with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Guetschow was born February 10, 1922 at Two Rivers, daughter of Eleanor 
Schmidt and the late George Taddy. She married Emil Guetschow on April 10, 1943 
at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. She and her husband operated a farm in 
the Town of Two Rivers for many years prior to moving to Two Rivers in 1979. 
Mrs. Guetschow enjoyed bowling, golfing and traveling.
Survivors include her husband, Emil; a daughter and son-in-law, Ellyn and Bang 
Van Bui of Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Nancy Guetschow 
of Green Bay, Glen and Kris Guetschow of Manitowoc; a special son, Gene Reick 
of Two Rivers; her mother, Eleanor Taddy of Two Rivers; a sister and brother-
in-law, Virginia and Elmer Haack of Algoma; six grandchildren, Craig Lesperance, 
Carla Guetschow, Stacy, Heather and Jamie Reick, Kristina Bui and many other 
friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by a grandson, John Van Bui, 
a sister, Marian Gauthier and a niece, Leola Gauthier.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, s5 pm to 
8 pm Tuesday. Parish Memorial Service will be held at 7:30 pm Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Dec. 24, 1989 page A10
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[bur. 12-27-1989/age 67 yrs.]
(10 Feb 1922/Dec 1989/SSDI)


VIRGINIA GUETSCHOW

Mrs. Virginia Guetschow, 62, of Route 3, Two Rivers, died Thursday night, Nov. 22, 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. 
The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers.
Mrs. Guetschow, nee Virginia Greenwood, was born March 27, 1917, at Two Rivers, 
daughter of the late David and Maude Cusick Greenwood. She was married to Wilbert 
Guetschow June 6, 1935, at Belvedre, Ill. She had worked with Mirro Corporation, 
retiring a year ago, and was a member of Ladies of St. Luke and president of Two 
Rivers Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, two sons and a daughter-in-law, Leland Guetschow 
of Route 3, Two Rivers, and Keith and Sherrie Guetschow, Two Rivers; four brothers, 
Norbert of Maribel, Earl of Henderson, Nev., and twin brothers, Raymond of Route 2, 
Manitowoc and Raphael of Two Rivers; four sisters, Mrs. Ray (Florian) Schwerzier 
of Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Morris (Marion) Birdsey of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Howard 
(Ione) Timm and Mrs. Omar (Beatrice) Mott of Two Rivers and three grandchildren. 
A sister, Betty, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 p.m. 
Sunday, where a VFW Auxiliary service will be at 6:30 p.m. and a memorial service 
at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, November 24, 1979 P. 3


WILBERT GUETSCHOW

Wilbert W. "Woody" Guetschow, age 97, of 2531 Sandy Bay Road, Two Rivers, died 
Thursday evening, March 1, 2012 at thw Wisteria Haus in Two Rivers.
Wilbert was born May 22, 1914 in Two Rivers, son of the late Emil A. and Mathilda 
(Zierzow) Guetschow. He attended Rangeline Elementary School and Washington High 
School in Two Rivers. On June 6, 1935 he married Virginia R. Greenwood in 
Belvidere, IL. She preceded him in death on November 22, 1979. He was employed 
as a machinist at Kahlenberg Brothers. Wilbert enjoyed gardening, walking, and 
all sports expecially baseball and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Wilbert was a member of the Manitowoc County Old Timers Baseball League, and had 
played for Francis Creek in the Manitowoc County Hardball League from 1933 until 
1949. He was player and manager of the Two Rivers Cool City Cubs and Polar Bears 
intermediately from 1950 through 1954. Wilbert also played on several County 
championship teams. He was a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) Also surviving are several nieces, nepehws, other 
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by brothers: Rayfield, Arnold, Arthur, Edgar, infant 
brother, Orville; and one sister: Florence Vondrachek.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2012 at St. Peter 
the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be Rev. Tom Reynebeau with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home, 
Two Rivers on Sunday, March 4, 2000 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 6:00 
p.m. led by Sister Pat Touhey.
Visitation will continue on Monday, March 5, 2012 at St. Peter the Fisherman 
Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.kleinandstangel.com
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff at Wisteria Haus 
and Aurora VNA Hospice for the care and compassion shown to Wilbert and his family.
Herald Times Reporter


CLARENCE H. GUILE

Clarence (Shorty) Guile, age 84, of 2725 12th St., Two Rivers, died 
early Sunday morning, June 26, 1994 at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 1994 at 
the Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers. Officiating at the 
service will be Rev. David Beaudry with burial to follow at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born September 6, 1909 in Antigo, son of the late Harvey and 
Beatrice DuBois Guile. He married Jane Wall on June 25, 1935 in Antigo 
and she preceded him in death on April 21, 1977. Mr. Guile was employed 
by the Hamilton Scientific for many years until his retirement in 
1975.
Survivors include one son, William Guile, Two Rivers; one sister, Dorothy 
Cherwinka, Wausau; four grandchildren, Jeff Guile, Manitowoc, Lisa Green, 
Two Rivers, Michelle and Tom Guile, Milwaukee; three great-grandchildren, 
Brandon and Brittney Guile, and Nicholas Green; a cousin, Rosemary Guile, 
Manitowoc; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Guile, Milwaukee; and special friend, 
Caroline Dvorak, Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by a son, David, 
January 22, 1985.
Friends may call at the Klein & Stangel Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. on 
Tuesday evening where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. by Rev. 
David Beaudry.
Herald Times Reporter, June 27, 1994 P. A2
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(6 Sep 1909/26 Jun 1994/SSDI)


JANE A. GUILE

Mrs. Clarence Guile, 64, of 2725-12th St., Two Rivers, died Thursday afternoon 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital, Two Rivers. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Two Rivers. 
Mrs. Guile, nee Jane Wall, was born April 18, 1913, at Green Bay, daughter of 
the late William Hugh and Georgianna Nichols Wall. She was married to Clarence 
Guile June 25, 1935, at Antigo. Mrs. Guile was a member of Manitowoc County 
Historical Society.
Survivors include her husband, two sons and daughter-in-law, David and Barbara 
Guile, of Oak Creek and William and Charlotte Guile, of Two Rivers, a brother, 
George, of Palo Alto, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Becker, of Rome, Ga., and 
four grandchildren. A brother, James, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 3 
p.m. Sunday, where a memorial service will be at 7 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, April 22, 1977  P.14
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(18 Apr 1913/Apr 1977/SSDI)


MICHEAL GUILE

Michael, nearly three months old son of William and Charlotte Novak Guile of 
2345-45th St., Two Rivers, died of suffocation at 8 a.m. Saturday at home.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers, the Rev. John K. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery.
Michael was born Dec. 2, 1965 at Two Rivers. 
Besides the parents he leaves a twin sister, Lisa, a brother, Jeffrey, maternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Novak, of Manitowoc and paternal grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Guile of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 26, 1966  P.14


CHARLES A. GUNDLACH

Funeral services for Charles A. Gundlach, 40, of Rt. 3, Two Rivers, a veteran 
of the Korean Conflict, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at Two Rivers 
Municipal Hospital Monday night, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Klein & Stangel, 
Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, the 
Rev. Michael Koch officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Gundlach was born Aug. 6, 1930, at Milwaukee, a son of Charles and the late 
Helen Gumowski Gundlach. He married the former Janet Tripe at Milwaukee 
Oct. 2, 1965. The couple came to Two Rivers two years ago. He was an employe at 
the Kewaunee Nuclear Power plant. He was a member of the American Legion and the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations, as well as the St. Mark Men's Council.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 o'clock this Wednesday afternoon 
where memorial services will be at 7:30 o'clock this Wednesday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 14, 1971


ROBERT F. GUNDLACH

Robert F. Gundlach, 18, of 1614 20th St., Two Rivers, died early Tuesday morning, 
September 23, 1986 as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will 
be 10 am Thursday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith 
will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. 
Robert was born August 17, 1968 at Milwaukee, son of Janet Tripe and the late 
Charles Gundlach. He was a part-time employee of Stangels Super Value in Two Rivers. 
Robert was a graduate of Washington High School with the Class of 1986.
Survivors include his mother and two brothers, Corporal Charles Gundlach of Camp 
Pendleton, California and Michael Gundlach at home. Friends may call at Klein and 
Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 8:30 am until the time of services on 
Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Sept. 24, 1986 page 18